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American baseball game player (built-in 1994)

Alex Bregman
Bregman with the Houston Astros in 2019
Houston Astros – No. 2
Third baseman / Shortstop
Born: (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994 (historic period 27) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 25, 2016, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics (through 2021 season)
Batting average	.281
Home runs	117
Runs batted in	397
Teams
Houston Astros (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
ii× All-Star (2018, 2019) World Series champion (2017) Silver Slugger Honour (2019)
Medals Men's baseball Representing United States World Baseball game Classic 2017 Los Angeles Team

Alexander David Bregman (born March 30, 1994), nicknamed "A-Breg", is an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).

As a high school sophomore at Albuquerque University in 2010, Bregman became the outset high school player to win the USA Baseball Player of the Twelvemonth Accolade. As a junior the following yr he batted .678, while setting a New Mexico season tape with nineteen habitation runs. In 3 years of college baseball game for Louisiana Land University (LSU), Bregman was voted the 2013 National Freshman of the Yr past Baseball America, won the 2013 Brooks Wallace Award every bit the country'southward all-time college shortstop, and was a ii-time All-American.^[1] Toward the end of his junior year of higher, he was selected by the Houston Astros with the second pick in the offset circular of the 2015 MLB draft.

Bregman made his MLB debut in July 2016. He started 2017 as the youngest fellow member of Team USA, which won the aureate medal in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and ended the season winning the 2017 Earth Serial with the Astros. He was named MVP of the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, and led the American League in doubles in 2018. In 2019 he was once more an All Star, led the AL in walks and War, and received the 2019 American League Silvery Slugger Honor at third base.

Early on life [edit]

Bregman was born in Albuquerque, New United mexican states, and raised in the Northeast Heights department.^[2] He is Jewish, and was a member of Albuquerque's Congregation Albert growing up.^{[3] [4]} At age xiii–at the time, a caput shorter than his 5-foot-4-inch (1.63 one thousand) female parent–in his Bar Mitzvah speech he said: "I want to be a professional athlete who plays for the love of the game, never quits trying to requite my best, and is a good role model for all of the kids who look up to baseball players."^{[five] [6]}

His begetter, Samuel Bregman, and his mother, Jackie Bregman (née De Oliveira), met in police school and are both lawyers. Sam Bregman also served as the chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico.^{[7] [6] [8] [nine]} He has two younger siblings, Jessica and Anthony (A.J.); his brother A.J. is also a baseball thespian, and was selected past the Astros in the 35th circular of the 2018 MLB Draft.^{[10] [11] [12]} His male parent played baseball as a freshman for the Academy of New Mexico Lobos in 1982, a squad for which his uncle Ben Bregman too played; they both originally moved to Albuquerque to play baseball for the college on baseball scholarships.^{[13] [14] [fifteen] [16] [17]} His father was also a function owner, starting in 2006, of the NBA Development League's New Mexico Thunderbirds.^{[four] [15] [17]}

His grandfather Stan Bregman was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants.^{[13] [14] [18]} His gramps was general counsel for the Washington Senators from the late 1960s until the team moved to Texas in 1971 in a sale that he negotiated, and he helped the club sign Hall of Famer Ted Williams as the team's general director.^{[13] [14] [19]} His granddad saw all of his games in high schoolhouse.^[16] His cracking-grandpa Samuel "Bo" Bregman immigrated from Russia to Washington, D.C., around 1900 at historic period 11 to escape Russian anti-Jewish pogroms, and ultimately married Sadie Hurwitz.^[20] He promoted boxing cards that featured, among others, Joe Louis, Billy Conn, and Bob Foster.^{[17] [eighteen] [21] [22]} He was also function of the buying grouping with George Preston Marshall that moved the Boston Redskins to Washington, D.C., to go the Washington Redskins.^{[ citation needed ]}

Bregman began playing tee-brawl at age 4. In his get-go game, he turned an unassisted triple play by catching a line bulldoze, tagging a runner, and then stepping on second base of operations.^{[four] [ix]} He was a batboy for the Academy of New United mexican states baseball team, and in 2004 served as a batboy for a game confronting Arizona State University and his then-favorite baseball game actor, Dustin Pedroia.^{[23] [24]} His best friend is Blake Swihart, who played for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bregman and Swihart played travel ball together growing up.^{[23] [24] [25]}

Loftier schoolhouse career [edit]

Bregman attended Albuquerque Academy.^{[23] [8]} He primarily played catcher.^[26]

In 2009, Bregman led his loftier school team to a country championship as a freshman shortstop. He batted leadoff, striking for an average of .514 with iii dwelling runs, including one during the championship game that left Isotopes Park, the Dodgers' Class AAA team park.^{[8] [xv] [27] [28]} At the Oct 2010 COPABE Pan American Baseball Championships in Lagos de Mareno, Mexico, while he was a sophomore, he batted .564 for the aureate-medal-winning 16-and-under U.s. National Team, and was named the MVP.^{[27] [29]} That year, at the age of 16, he became the first high school player to win the USA Baseball Richard Westward. "Dick" Instance Player of the Twelvemonth Accolade.^{[4] [8] [fifteen] [thirty]}

In 2011, he batted .678 as a junior in loftier school, and established a season record in New Mexico with 19 domicile runs.^{[8] [9] [31]} Bregman was named get-go team All-Land, and received All-Metro and All-Commune honors.^[8] In the fall of that year he led the eighteen-and-under U.Southward. National Team to a aureate medal at the International Baseball game Federation World Championships.^[viii]

Bregman was originally projected to be a first-round draft selection out of high school. That changed, yet, when he shattered the second knuckle on his right (throwing) hand in the fifth game of his high school senior flavor, while using his bare mitt to deflect a bad hop on a basis ball.^{[4] [13] [32] [33]} The injury made him miss virtually of his senior flavor.^{[iv] [13] [32]} He was drafted past the Boston Blood-red Sox in the 29th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft every bit a second baseman, after he made clear that he would not sign with any team unless it picked him in the get-go round.^{[32] [34] [35]} He elected not to sign with the Red Sox.^{[34] [35]} Instead, he chose to nourish LSU.^[34]

College career [edit]

At LSU, Bregman majored in sports administration.^[viii] He likewise played shortstop for the LSU Tigers baseball team in the Southeastern Briefing (SEC).^[8] He wore number 30 as a freshman, reflecting the 30 teams that had passed on him in the commencement round of the 2012 draft.^[32]

In 2013, he batted .369(5th in the SEC)/.417/.546(6th) with 104 hits (second in the nation) in 282 at bats, with 18 doubles (3rd in the SEC), seven triples (leading the SEC), six homers, 52 RBIs (fifth in the SEC), 59 runs (4th in the SEC), and 16 steals (8th in the SEC) in 17 attempts, and had a 23-game hit streak.^{[eight] [13] [36]} Bregman won the 2013 Brooks Wallace Laurels as the land's best college shortstop.^[37] He was also voted first-team All-American by Baseball game America, the American Baseball Coaches Clan (ABCA), Perfect Game, and the Jewish Sports Review. In improver, he was named the 2013 National Freshman of the Year by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball game, and the National Collegiate Baseball game Writers Association (NCBWA), and was voted 2013 SEC Freshman of the Year and first-team all-SEC by the league coaches.^{[8] [thirteen] [38] [39] [40]} Moreover, he was named 2013 ABCA First-Squad All-South Region, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Baton Rouge Regional Most Outstanding Player, Louisiana Freshman of the Year, and SEC Player of the Week (March 25, 2013), and named to the 2013 Us Collegiate National Team (for which he batted .361).^{[8] [41]}

In 2014, he batted .316/.397/.455 with sixteen doubles, 6 home runs, 35 runs, and 12 stolen bases in 244 at bats.^{[8] [36]} Bregman was voted 2014 2d-team all-SEC, NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team, SEC All-Tournament Squad, 2d-Team All-Louisiana, and named to the 2014 USA Collegiate National Squad.^[8] He shared an apartment that season with teammate and futurity boyfriend major league All Star Aaron Nola.^[42]

In 2015, Bregman batted .312/.406/.534 with 59 runs (eighth in the SEC), 22 doubles (tops in the SEC), 9 home runs, 49 RBIs, vii cede flies (2nd), 38 stolen bases (leading the SEC, and the 2d-near steals in a flavour in LSU history), and 206 assists (leading the briefing), led the nation'due south No. 1-ranked baseball team to the College Globe Serial, and won LSU's Skip Bertman Honour, which goes to the player who best exemplifies the spirit of the LSU Baseball program.^{[35] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]} He was also voted the Rawlings Gilded Glove winner at shortstop by the ABCA, and voted first-team All-American by both Baseball game America and the NCBWA for the second time, Showtime Team D1Baseball, Starting time Team Perfect Game, and Second Squad Collegiate Baseball game.^{[48] [49] [fifty] [51]}

He was ane of 4 finalists for the 2015 Golden Spikes Honor, presented annually to the nation's peak college player and won past outfielder Andrew Benintendi.^[52] Also, he was a candidate once more than for the Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Twelvemonth Award that he had won in 2013.^{[53] [54]}

In 190 career games at LSU, Bregman batted .338/.412/.520, with 66 strikeouts and 87 walks in 761 at bats.^[55]

Professional career [edit]

Minor leagues [edit]

Going into the typhoon, Bregman was lauded for his sense of the strike zone, bat speed, and ability to brand frequent contact and strike out infrequently.^{[56] [57] [58]} He was also praised for his adept range to both sides, first-pace quickness, and instincts at shortstop, potent arm, skillful speed, and smart baserunning.^{[iv] [56] [57] [59]}

The Houston Astros selected Bregman with the 2d overall choice in the get-go circular of the 2015 MLB Draft.^{[45] [33]} He became the fifth LSU Tiger to be drafted in the first circular in vii years, the highest-drafted position player in LSU's history, and the second-highest overall behind pitcher Ben McDonald (1989).^{[32] [60]} He is the highest-ever-drafted role player from New United mexican states, ahead of ninth-picked pitchers Jim Kremmel (1971) and Duane Ward (1982), and the 2d-highest-e'er drafted Jewish player, behind Ron Blomberg (1967).^{[61] [62]}

Television receiver analyst and former major league 2nd baseman Harold Reynolds said he believed Bregman projected as a major league 2nd baseman, rather than a shortstop.^[33] However, Bregman believed he could play shortstop in the majors, and said that every team that contacted him leading upward to the draft had said the same.^[33] LSU head passenger vehicle Paul Mainieri opined: "If yous don't think Alex Bregman can play shortstop at the Major League level, you don't know the first thing about baseball game."^[26] Mike Elias, the Astros' Director of Apprentice Scouting, said Bregman would remain a shortstop, and that he thought Bregman would play shortstop through Houston'southward small league system and into the major leagues.^[45] Similarly, Astros Full general Manager Jeff Luhnow said that there was "no question" that Bregman had the skills to play shortstop.^[63]

Bregman signed with the Astros in June 2015 for a $v.nine million signing bonus.^[63] He made his professional person debut with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League in late June.^[64] In late July, the Astros promoted Bregman to the Lancaster JetHawks of the Class A-Avant-garde California League.^[65] Playing shortstop for the 2 teams, he batted an aggregate .294/.366/.415 in 272 at bats.^[66]

Bregman started 2016 with the AA Corpus Christi Hooks in the Texas League, hitting .297/.415(2nd in the league)/.559(3rd) with fourteen domicile runs and a .975 OPS in 236 at bats. He was named the league'southward Actor of the Week on April 17, and was named a AA mid-season All-Star.^{[67] [68]} In AAA with the Fresno Grizzlies, in 18 games he hitting .333/.373/.641/1.015.^[67] Between the two teams, in 80 games he hit .306/.406/.580 with 71 runs, xx dwelling runs, and 61 RBIs in 314 at bats, while playing 64 games at shortstop and thirteen at third base.^[69]

USA Today named Bregman the 2016 Minor League Player of the Year.^[70] Bregman was also named MLB Pipeline 2016 Hitter of the Year, and was selected equally the third baseman for the MLB Pipeline 2016 Prospect Team of the Twelvemonth.^{[71] [72]} In add-on, he was named the 2016 Astros Modest League Player of the Year, ESPN.com Prospect of the Year, and a Baseball game America Minor League All-Star.^[73]

Houston Astros [edit]

Rookie season (2016) [edit]

Bregman with the Astros in 2016

On July 25, 2016, the Astros purchased Bregman's contract from the Grizzlies, adding him to their 25-human roster. He made his major league debut at third base against the New York Yankees that same solar day.^[74] He was the start position player from the 2015 Draft to debut in the Major Leagues.^[71] After he was hitless in his first 17 major league at bats through five games, the Astros moved him upward to second in the batting social club, to get him amend pitches and demonstrate their conviction in him.^[75]

Bregman recorded his kickoff major league hit on July 31 confronting the Detroit Tigers, with a single into center field. His showtime home run came at home on August xvi, tying the game against the Cardinals in the starting time inning with a 2-run home run to right field at Infinitesimal Maid Park.^[76] For the 2016 season, he batted .264/.313/.478 with 8 habitation runs and 34 RBIs in 49 games.^[73] His slugging per centum was the 7th-best of whatsoever Astros rookie all-time.^[73] With 2015 AL Rookie of the Year Carlos Correa at shortstop, Bregman played forty games at third base and four at shortstop.^[77]

Earth Series and World Baseball Archetype champion (2017) [edit]

Bregman playing shortstop in 2017

At age 22, Bregman started his 2017 baseball game season as the youngest member of Team USA in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), which won its showtime gold medal in the WBC by defeating Puerto Rico 8–0 in the last.^{[78] [79]} He had been invited likewise to play for Team State of israel which finished sixth at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, as WBC rules allow all Jewish ballplayers to play for the team, and he later said that in retrospect "I probably should've" played for Squad Israel "because I got [just] iv at-bats" playing as a backup for Team USA.^[eighty]

He was the youngest Opening Solar day tertiary baseman in squad history, at 23 years and iv days old.^[73] During the May 14, 2017, game versus New York at Yankee Stadium, Bregman hitting his first major league grand slam off Masahiro Tanaka in a x–vii Astros win.^{[81] [82]} On August 10, Bregman tied the Astros' tape for actress-base hits in sequent games at 10 games, outset accomplished by outfielder Richard Hidalgo.^[83]

For the 2017 flavour, he batted .284/.352/.475 with 39 doubles and v triples (the latter two both ninth in the AL), 19 habitation runs, 88 runs, 71 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases (tied for the pb among all major league tertiary basemen).^{[77] [84]} His .331 batting average against left-handers was ninth in the AL.^[73] Bregman played tertiary base primarily (132 games), and led AL tertiary basemen in fielding percentage (.970; the 4th-highest fielding percentage past a tertiary baseman in team history), while also playing xxx games at shortstop.^{[77] [73]} Houston won the AL West division with a 101–61 tape, thus advancing Bregman to his get-go career major league playoff.^[85]

Bregman was a major forcefulness for the Astros throughout the 2017 postseason. His home run off of Chris Sale, his second off of Sale in the series, in the 8th inning of Game 4 of the ALDS tied the game 3-3 and jump-started the Astros' rally that led them to a 5–iv win over the Carmine Sox and propelled them to their get-go appearance in a Title Series since 2005. Bregman likewise showcased his defensive skills throughout the postseason, but specially during the ALCS against the Yankees. In Game 7, with the Astros upwardly 1–0 with Yankees on starting time and tertiary in the height of the 5th, Bregman threw out Greg Bird at domicile on a chopper to tertiary off of the bat of Todd Frazier to help preserve the lead. Information technology helped lead the Astros to a 4–0 victory in the pennant-clinching game.

Bregman would once over again throw out a runner at home from 3rd base in Game 4 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, when he gunned down Austin Barnes at the plate in the top of the sixth inning to preserve a scoreless necktie. Bregman besides homered off of Kenley Jansen in the bottom of the 9th, simply the Astros ultimately fell 6–two. His biggest contribution came during Game 5 when, afterward a dorsum-and-forth game in which the Astros came back from two separate iii-run deficits, Bregman hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning off Jansen to give the Astros a 13–12 victory and a 3–2 serial lead.^[86] It was Bregman's first career walk-off hit. He became the second player to bulldoze in a run in each of his start five World Series games, joining Amos Otis.^[73] The series lasted seven games, and the Astros won the Earth Series for the start time e'er. ^[87] Bregman finished his get-go postseason with 4 home runs and 10 RBIs.

All-Star Game MVP (2018) [edit]

In 2018 the Astros renewed Bregman's contract at $599,000 – an increase of $60,000.^[88] In June he was named AL Player of the Month, after batting .306/.372/.713 in 108 at bats, with 11 home runs and thirty RBIs (a new Astros record for June).^[89] He became the second Astros third baseman to win the award, along with Art Howe (May 1981).^[90] Bregman was as well named the AL Actor of the Calendar week for the week of June 25 – July ane, during which he batted .464/.516/1.179 in 28 at bats with five doubles, v home runs, and 10 RBIs.^{[xc] [91]}

Batting .284 with 17 dwelling house runs, 57 RBIs, and 29 doubles, he was named to the 2018 MLB All-Star Game.^[92] Bregman was also selected to participate in the 2018 Domicile Run Derby.^[93] After he striking a go-ahead home run in the tenth inning off of Ross Stripling, he was named the Astros' get-go All-Star Game MVP.^{[94] [95]}

In the second one-half of the season, Bregman became the focal bespeak of the Astros law-breaking equally injuries to Carlos Correa, George Springer, and José Altuve took all three of them out of the lineup for about of July and early August. Bregman helped carry the Astros crime through a rough skid in which he batted .342 with 6 home runs and eighteen RBIs.^[73] During this stretch, the Dugout Stare, a home run celebration that Bregman had begun performing during the 2017 postseason, became popular among his teammates and on social media. In a game against the Seattle Mariners on August 22, Tyler White striking a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning of a 10–vii win. A large group of Astros players, including Bregman, performed a synchronized dugout stare into the camera, eventually becoming their new squad abode run celebration.^[96] The moment gained social media buzz with local Houston businesses and news outlets.^[97]

On September eight, Bregman became the youngest Astro ever to hit thirty home runs in a season, at 24 years erstwhile.^[98] On September 12 he picked up his 50th double of the season also every bit his 100th RBI and 100th run scored. Bregman became the showtime Astro to log 100 RBIs in a flavor since Carlos Lee in 2009, and the get-go primary third baseman in Major League history to record 50 doubles and xxx abode runs in a season.^[99] He too became the first player since Albert Pujols in 2012 to hit 30 home runs and 50 doubles, and drive in 100 runs. Bregman also extended his on-base streak to 39 games (the longest in squad history since 1999), and tied Jeff Bagwell's franchise tape of reaching base in 51 consecutive games on the road (established in 2001).^[99]

For the 2018 regular flavor, he batted .286/.394 (4th in the AL)/.532 (6th in the AL) with 31 home runs and 51 doubles (leading the AL; the third-most in Astros history), 83 extra base of operations hits (2nd in the league), 96 walks (3rd), 105 runs and 103 RBIs (each fifth in the AL), 7.0 at bats per strikeout (9th), and a 15.i power–speed number (tenth).^{[77] [95]} Bregman batted .386/.488/.735 with runners in scoring position, the highest slugging percentage in the major leagues and the second-best OPS (behind Mike Trout).^[100] He demonstrated plate field of study, as he was 2nd in the American League in lowest swinging strike percentage (4.3%) and O-Swing percentage (xx.0%), and 3rd in contact percentage (88.5%), and 3rd in the major leagues in walks/strikeout (1.13).^{[101] [102]}

On defense, Bregman was a finalist for the Golden Glove Award at 3rd base.^[98] The Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Clan of America named him the Astros' most valuable histrion.^[95] Bregman came in 5th in the voting for American League Virtually Valuable Player.^[103]

In the 2018 American League Partition Series Bregman batted .556, and his .714 OBP was the third-highest all-time in a division serial, while his 1.333 slugging percentage was 4th-highest all-time.^[104]

Silver Slugger Honor and All-MLB 2nd Team (2019) [edit]

In early on January 2019, Bregman had arthroscopic surgery to remove bone chips in his right elbow.^[105] He returned to activeness in spring training on March 2.^[106]

In March, Bregman and the Astros agreed to a six-year, $100 million contract extension.^[107] The deal covered the 2019 season, the three years he would have been eligible for arbitration, and the kickoff two years he could accept been a free agent.^[108] Information technology was the second-highest contract in club history.^[108] The contract was besides the tertiary-largest ever for a thespian with betwixt 2 and three years of major league service fourth dimension.^[109]

Bregman was named the American League Player of the month for August 2019.^[110]

For the 2019 regular season, he batted .296/.423/.592 (tied for 8th-highest in Astros history), led the major leagues in walks (119; 6th-most in Astros history) and walk-to-strikeout ratio (ane.43), and led the American League in times on base (292; ninth-highest in team history) and Wins Above Replacement ("War"; eight.iv; second-best in Astros history).^{[111] [77] [112]} Bregman was also 2nd in the AL in on base percentage (.423), 3rd in home runs (41; 7th-most in team history), slugging percentage (.592), and on base plus slugging percentage (1.015), 4th in runs scored (122; 9th-most in Astros history), 5th in RBIs (112), extra base hits (80; 8th-near in Astros history), and cede flies (8), 7th in games played (156), 8th in at-bats-per-strikeout (6.seven), and 9th in at-bats-per-dwelling-run (xiii.5; 10th-all-time in team history).^{[77] [112]} He swung at the lowest percentage of pitches outside the strike zone of all major league batters (18.8%).^[113] He was one of three major league players with at least 100 runs, 100 walks, and 100 RBIs, joining Mike Trout and Juan Soto.^[114] He became the only thespian in Astros history to hit 40 or more homers in a season while striking out fewer than 100 times, and joined Joe Morgan as the just players in team history to aggregate 100 or more walks and strike out fewer than 90 times in a season.^[115] On defense, he played 99 games at third base, and 65 games at shortstop.^[77]

In the 2019 postseason, Bregman enjoyed an fantabulous ALDS confronting the Tampa Bay Rays, batting .353/.450/.647 with two doubles, i dwelling run, iii walks, and two RBIs. Bregman's bat went ice cold in the ALCS and first iii games of the World Series, though, every bit he struggled through a 4-for-31 (.129) slump with only i home run and three RBIs.^[116] Bregman broke out of his slump in Game 4 of the Globe Series by hitting three-for-5 with a thousand slam and five RBIs in an 8-1 Astros win that tied the series at 2-two. The Astros eventually lost the series in 7 games.

After the season, he received the 2019 American League Silver Slugger Honor at 3rd base of operations, equally the best offensive player in the league at the position.^[117] Bregman came in second in the vote for 2019 American League Almost Valuable Player, with 335 points (13 starting time-place votes, and 17 second-place votes) as winner Mike Trout garnered 355 points (17 outset-identify votes, and thirteen second-place votes), with the two players existence listed first and second on every ballot.^[118] He was voted 2019 All-MLB Squad Second Squad.^[119]

2020 [edit]

In tardily 2019, the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal broke, revealing that the Astros had illegally stolen signs using engineering science in 2017 and 2018. MLB investigated and punished the Astros organization. In January 2020, Bregman appeared before the media at the Astros' almanac fan festival in Houston. He answered repeated attempts by reporters to have him accost the scandal with variations of the same phrase: "The commissioner fabricated his report, made his decision, and the Astros made their decision and I take no further comment on information technology."^{[120] [121]} On February thirteen, the Astros held a news briefing at their spring grooming facility to accost the scandal. Bregman said, "I am really sad almost the choices that were made by my team, by the organization, and by me. I take learned from this and I promise to regain the trust of baseball fans." At that same news conference, Astros owner Jim Crane denied allegations that Bregman and other Astros players wore buzzer devices in 2019, saying, "I truly believe there were no buzzers, always, and I don't even know where that came from."^{[122] [123]}

On July 27, 2020, Bregman hitting his 100th career dwelling run off of Kendall Graveman of the Seattle Mariners.^[124]

In the pandemic-shortened 2020 flavour, Bregman batted .242/.350/.451 with 6 dwelling runs and 22 RBIs, in 153 at bats.^[125] On defense force he had the second-highest fielding percentage of all AL third basemen, at .979, and played 42 games at third base.^[126] Through 2020 he had the 4th-highest career on-base pct (.381), slugging percentage (.521), and OPS (.902) of all Astros batters, and the 8th-best career charge per unit of at-bats-per-dwelling-run (xix.6).^[127]

2021 [edit]

On June 16, 2021, Bregman injured his left quadriceps in a game versus the Texas Rangers equally he attempted to avoid hitting into a double play. He was batting .275 with vii habitation runs and 34 RBIs at the time.^[128] The injury, a strain, caused him to miss over two months of the season. He returned Baronial 25, scoring the winning run versus the Kansas City Royals.^[129]

In the regular flavour, Bregman batted .270/.355/.422 with 12 home runs and 55 RBIs in 91 games and 348 at bats, playing third base exclusively.^[125] For his meritorious character and service to the community, the Houston affiliate of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) honored Bregman with the Darryl Kile Practiced Guy Award for 2021.^[130]

In Game vi of the 2021 Earth Serial, Bregman made his 73rd postseason start as function of the infield unit of José Altuve, Carlos Correa, and Yuli Gurriel, which was more postseason starts together than whatever quartet of teammates in major league history, surpassing the Yankees' Derek Jeter, Tino Martinez, Paul O'Neill, and Bernie Williams, who had started 68 postseason contests together.^[131]

Personal life [edit]

In January 2020, Bregman became engaged to Reagan Howard,^[132] and they married in Dec of that year.^[133] They reside in Houston year-round.^[134]

With several Astros teammates of Latin descent, including José Altuve, Carlos Correa, and Yuli Gurriel, Bregman consistently practices and improves his Spanish-speaking power. He began to written report Castilian as a child in school in his hometown of Albuquerque, where virtually half of the population is Latino.^[135]

Run across also [edit]

• Houston Astros honor winners and league leaders
• List of Jewish baseball game players
• List of Major League Baseball game almanac doubles leaders
• List of people from Albuquerque, New United mexican states

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External links [edit]

• Career statistics and actor data from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• LSU Tigers bio
• Alex Bregman Official Website
• Alex Bregman on Twitter

Awards and achievements
Preceded past Francisco Lindor Yuli Gurriel	American League Player of the Calendar month June 2018 August 2019	Succeeded by José Ramírez Austin Meadows
Preceded past Nelson Cruz	American League Player of the Week June 25 – July 1, 2018	Succeeded by Xander Bogaerts

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