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White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu on his defense: 'I want to be perfect'

Anybody who has watched White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu spend hours in the batting cage during the last two seasons knows he doesn't take self-improvement lightly.

That work extended to his defense this spring.

"I want to be perfect," Abreu said through a team interpreter Tuesday before the second game of the year against the Athletics.

"I know that nobody is going to be perfect, but I want to have that mindset that I can be perfect, and that's a part of my mentality and my preparation with my defense at first base.