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Alex Bregman may have performed his closing sport in a Houston Astros uniform on Wednesday after 9 years with the staff.
The Astros dropped a must-win sport towards the Detroit Tigers within the American League wild-card collection, ending their season and maybe Bregman’s time in Houston. Forward of his free company this offseason, Bregman posted a message on social media that appeared to point that he is on his means out.
“Thanks Houston,” he wrote on X.
Bregman has been a cornerstone of the group for almost a decade, serving to the staff attain 4 World Collection and win two. Within the eyes of his teammate, veteran second baseman Jose Altuve, his departure from Houston would upend the staff, although Altuve has religion he will not depart.
“I do not need to take into consideration my final sport with Breggy,” he stated after the loss, per MLB.com’s Brian McTaggart. “I am fairly assured he’ll be our third baseman subsequent yr. We’ve to. We’re not going to be the identical group with out him. In my thoughts, there’s not an opportunity that is the final sport.”
Whereas there’s solely a lot Altuve can do from a participant standpoint, he believes the entrance workplace must do no matter it could to deliver Bregman again.
“He gave loads to this group so it is time for us as a company to pay him again and make him keep right here,” Altuve stated, per The Athletic’s Chandler Rome.
Rome famous that Altuve stated he plans to ship that message to Astros proprietor Jim Crane.
Per Chron’s Michael Shapiro, Houston normal supervisor Dana Brown stated he and Bregman’s agent, Scott Boras, plan to have some “good conversations” this offseason and that he would “love for” Bregman to stick with the Astros.
Houston might want to put collectively an attractive deal for Bregman, although. He had 26 homers, 75 RBI and a .260 batting common in 2024 and is prone to get loads of provides this winter.
Bregman’s message on social media appears to prelude his Houston exit, however there is a lengthy offseason forward that might see the Astros retain the veteran who has been of nice worth over the previous 9 seasons.
