Alex Bregman

Lore & Background

Bregman was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised in the Northeast Heights section. He is Jewish and was a member of Albuquerque's Congregation Albert growing up. At age 13, 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 give my best, and is a good role model for all of the kids who look up to baseball players.' His father, Samuel Bregman, and his mother, Jackie Bregman (née De Oliveira), met in law school and are both lawyers. His father is currently the District Attorney of Bernalillo County, New Mexico. His paternal grandfather, Stan Bregman, was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants and was general counsel for the Washington Senators from the late 1960s until the team moved to Texas in 1971. Bregman began playing tee-ball at age four. In his first game, he turned an unassisted triple play. He was a batboy for the University of New Mexico baseball team, and in 2004 served as a batboy for a game against Arizona State University and his then-favorite baseball player, Dustin Pedroia. His best friend is Blake Swihart.

In Their Own Story

The lights at Minute Maid Park hummed with a familiar intensity as Bregman stepped into the batter's box in the bottom of the ninth. The crowd was silent, holding its breath. He adjusted his batting gloves, eyes locked on the pitcher, embodying the calm that had defined his career. With one swing, the ball soared deep into the left-field stands, a moment of pure magic that silenced the opposition and ignited the roar of Houston.

Reader's Guide

Bregman attended Albuquerque Academy. As a high school sophomore in 2010, he became the first high school player to win the USA Baseball Player of the Year Award. As a junior the following year he batted .678 while setting a New Mexico season record with 19 home runs. In three years of college baseball for Louisiana State University (LSU), he was voted the 2013 National Freshman of the Year by Baseball America, won the 2013 Brooks Wallace Award as the country's best college shortstop, and was a two-time All-American. He was selected by the Houston Astros with the second pick in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft. Bregman made his MLB debut in 2016. He started 2017 as the youngest member of Team USA, which won the gold medal in the 2017 World Baseball Classic, and he ended the season winning the 2017 World Series 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 again an All Star, led the AL in walks and WAR, and received the 2019 American League Silver Slugger Award at third base. In 2022, he won his second World Series. Bregman won his first Gold Glove in 2024. As of 2024, he is the all-time leader in multiple postseason records for a third baseman, including home runs, runs batted in, runs scored, putouts, and assists.

Did You Know?

• Bregman was a batboy for the University of New Mexico baseball team and in 2004 served as a batboy for a game against Arizona State University and his then-favorite baseball player, Dustin Pedroia.
• At age 13, in his Bar Mitzvah speech, Bregman said: 'I want to be a professional athlete who plays for the love of the game, never quits trying to give my best, and is a good role model for all of the kids who look up to
• Bregman's great-grandfather Samuel 'Bo' Bregman immigrated from Russia to Washington, D.C., around 1900 at age 11 to escape Russian anti-Jewish pogroms.
• In his first tee-ball game at age four, Bregman turned an unassisted triple play by catching a line drive, tagging a runner, and then stepping on second base.