Juan de Dios Abreu Reyes (born April 8, 1985) is a Dominican former professional

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. He played in

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for the

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in 2011.

Baseball career

Abreu was originally signed as an amateur free agent by the

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on July 9, 2001 but did not play in the U.S. based leagues until 2005 when he joined the Royals rookie league team. He missed the 2007 season with an injury and reached AA with the

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in 2009. Abreu was signed as a minor league free agent by the

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before the 2010 season. He was traded to the Houston Astros along with Jordan Schafer, Paul Clemens, and Brett Oberholtzer for

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on July 31, 2011. He was called up to the majors for the first time on August 25, 2011. He made his Major League debut as a relief pitcher against the

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on August 29 and pitched in 7 games for the Astros in 2011, with a 2.70 ERA in 6.2 innings. Abreu began the 2012 season with the

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, the Astros' AAA affiliate, but was released after having a 7.09 ERA in 39 games played. On August 10, 2012, he was claimed off waivers by the

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, and optioned to their Triple-A affiliate Las Vegas 51s. He then pitched in four games for the 51s before being released by the Blue Jays. He signed as a minor league free agent with the

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on November 21, 2012 but never played because of an injury. He returned to the Dodgers organization in 2014 and played in eight games for the AAA

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, with an ERA of 7.11. He was released on July 17, 2014.

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