Abreu’s son gets the HR he wanted Saturday

CHICAGO — Even before Jose Abreu’s 5-year-old son, Dariel, joined him in the United States, he always asked for one thing from his father: a home run.

It was a point Dariel reinforced when he arrived from Cuba a couple of weeks ago. And in the first inning of Saturday’s 6-2 victory over the A’s, Abreu provided his son with this unique gift.

“Yesterday he was very happy. When we got home, he was telling me, ‘Hey, you hit it,'” said Abreu through interpreter Billy Russo. “I’m glad to give him that joy.  

“He always does that. He doesn’t know too much about baseball because he’s just 5 years old. He knows what a homer is.”

Abreu describes his son as “kind of a shy kid” who likes to play in the house with his iPad and “watch comics.” With his parents having already joined him in the United States, Abreu is thrilled to have his family together.

His teammates are just as happy for one of their low-key leaders.

“I couldn’t even …

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