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 one of the greatest hitters to have participated in the National Series, in the years leading up to 2013 – when he left Cuba – he vied for the top spots in batting average, home runs, and RBIs with the almost solitary competition of Alfredo Despaigne.
He was part of the national team 11 times (including the one that attended the World Baseball Classic in 2013), and two months after arriving in the United States, he signed a six-year contract worth 68 million dollars with the Chicago White Sox.
In the franchise of the Windy City, he has become a key figure in their lineup, and there he has been Rookie of the Year, a three-time All-Star, a two-time Silver Slugger, and once led the league in RBIs in the American League.
In his first four seasons, he achieved 25 or more home runs and over a hundred RBIs, a feat previously accomplished only by Joe DiMaggio and Albert Pujols.
