José Dariel Abreu

José Dariel Abreu Correa (Pito Abreu) is a Cuban professional baseball player who plays as a first baseman for the Chicago White Sox. He was born in Mal Tiempo, Cruces, Cienfuegos, Cuba on January 29, 1987. He bats and throws right-handed, standing 190 cm tall and weighing 113 kg.

Considered among the greatest hitters to have passed through the National Series, in the years leading up to 2013 – when he left Cuba – he competed for the leads in batting average, home runs, and RBIs with the almost solitary opposition of Alfredo Despaigne.

He was part of the national team 11 times (including the one that participated in the 2013 World Baseball Classic), and two months after arriving in the United States, he signed a six-year, 68 million dollar contract with the Chicago White Sox.

In the franchise of the Windy City, he has become a key figure in its lineup, and there he has been Rookie of the Year, three-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger, and once the leader in RBIs in the American League.

Throughout its first four seasons, he achieved 25 or more home runs and 100 or more RBIs, something that had only been accomplished previously by Joe DiMaggio and Albert Pujols.