Pink Sox name up High-20 prospect Wilyer Abreu

The Boston Pink Sox are reportedly calling up outfield prospect Wilyer Abreu, per SportsMedia’s Augusto Cárdenas and MassLive’s Christopher Smith.

Abreu will nearly actually take the roster spot of outfielder Jarren Duran, who will transfer to the 10-day IL with a left toe contusion, per The Boston Globe‘s Julian McWilliams. Duran injured his toe throughout the sixth inning of Sunday’s recreation towards the New York Yankees after trying to climb a wall to catch a house run from Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres.

Regardless of a number of studies claiming that Abreu will obtain his first invitation to the large leagues, Pink Sox supervisor Alex Cora wouldn’t affirm the choice to ship Duran to the IL.

“We’re speaking about it,” Cora instructed reporters after Monday’s recreation, per Smith. “Jarren goes to get an MRI tomorrow, see the place we’re at after which we’ll resolve what we do.”

This promotion couldn’t come at a greater time for Abreu, the Pink Sox’ No. 17 prospect in accordance with MLB Pipeline. Abreu is in the course of an unbelievable month, going .424/.528/.949 with 9 dwelling runs and 29 RBIs in August. He had been so dominant over the previous few weeks that he was named the Worldwide League Participant of the Week for the week of August 7-13.

Abreu takes delight in his season and the award he gained final week, and stated they’re the results of onerous work and perseverance.

“In the event you work onerous and also you deal with the issues that you just’re doing,” Abreu instructed Boston.com, “I believe you will get one thing like this.”

Abreu may make his main league debut towards his former group, the Houston Astros, on Tuesday at 8:10 p.m.