With the candidates for the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2020 released this week, it brings to mind one particular player who spent a brief part of his distinguished career in Houston. Outfielder Bobby Abreu, who’s on the ballot for the first time this year, started his career with the Astros.
The Astros initially signed Abreu as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela in 1990 when he was just 16 years old. He made his way through the minor league system, eventually reaching the majors in 1996 at the age of 22.