Jose Abreu is back in the majors after the Houston Astros recalled the struggling first baseman prior to Monday night's game at the Seattle Mariners. Right-hander Cristian Javier (forearm) was placed on the 15-day injured list as part of the club's other moves. Abreu batted .099 (7-for-71) with just one extra-base hit and 18 strikeouts in 22 games before Houston demoted him to the club's spring training site at West Palm Beach, Fla., on May 1. He was shifted to Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday and went 0-for-7 with three strikeouts in two games. Abreu will play first base and bat eighth on Monday. Abreu, 37, batted .237 with 18 homers and 90 RBIs in 141 games for Houston last season in his first campaign with the club. Abreu spent nine seasons with the Chicago White Sox and was American League MVP in 2020. He has 261 homers, 956 RBIs and a .284 average in 1,433 career games. The move involving Javier, 27, was retroactive to Friday. The pitcher was...