This is what José Abreu has been waiting for.
This is what Abreu knew was coming.
This is what Abreu was talking about when he spent the entirety of last year saying how badly he wanted to be part of the franchise’s bright future.
“Something very big,” he said last summer, forecasting what the White Sox were building, “and I don’t want to leave here.”
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He later admitted he never even considered playing for another team during his brief time as a free agent last offseason.