He was with Nashville for the 1997 season as well where he again batted over .300, this time hitting at .327 with 11 home runs and 63 RBI while again swiping a dozen bases, before getting the call to join the MLB in June of that year.

Abbott made his first MLB plate appearance for the Chicago White Sox on June 10, 1997, against the New York Yankees’ Andy Pettite grounding into a double play.

While hitting for average once again (.274) his power numbers dropped (only three home runs) along with 29 RBI over 80 games, where again Abbott served as an extra outfielder and occasional Designated Hitter.

He played briefly in both A and AA ball before batting .320 with 9 home runs and 24 RBI with the AAA Calgary Cannons of the Pacific Coast League before getting the call to the Marlins the end of July.

With Florida, Abbott appeared in just 28 games in what would be his final major league season, and batted .262 with five RBI and no home runs primarily as a pinch hitter.

The following season, Abbott's last in professional baseball, was spent with the AAA Tacoma Rainiers the Seattle Mariners farm team, but he appeared in only four games, getting only two hits in fifteen at bats.