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Abreu’s son in attendance for first MLB game
- Updated: August 12, 2016
MIAMI — There wasn’t much time for Jose Abreu to sleep Friday with the White Sox having an early-morning arrival from Kansas City. But where getting to spend time with his son, Dariel, is concerned, an ecstatic Abreu understands that he can rest at another time.
Abreu spent Friday with his son, parents, wife and sister, and they all attended Friday’s game at Marlins Park, marking the first time his 5-year-old watched Abreu play Major League Baseball. Dariel had one not-so-simple request for his father before leaving for the ballpark.
“The only thing he asked me is to just hit a homer,” said a smiling Abreu through interpreter Billy Russo. “That’s the only thing that he asked me.
“To have my son here is very nice. Everybody knows how I am with my family. All of my family and I are very happy because we have him here. It was a special moment for us, and we’re trying to take advantage of all the time that we can spend together.”
After this weekend in Miami, Abreu will go with the White Sox to …
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