Exciting Red Sox rookie Wilyer Abreu nears return from ankle injury [Video]

WORCESTER — A little over a year ago, Wilyer Abreu was celebrating the gender reveal for his first child on the field at Polar Park. Since then, it’s been milestone after milestone for the former WooSox outfielder.

He made his major league debut last August. A couple of days later, he hit his first MLB home run as part of a four-hit game. He came into spring training as a favorite for a starting outfield job. And now, he’s returning to Polar Park as one of the most exciting rookies in all of baseball.

His stay will be very short as he rehabs from an ankle injury; he served as the DH on Tuesday night and is scheduled to play the outfield on Wednesday. Abreu went 0-for-4 with a walk, a deep fly out to center, a ground out to first, and a couple of strikeouts in his first two …