Astros third baseman Alex Bregman said he was motivated by the fact that the Diamondbacks passed him up in the draft.         (více...)

Alex Bregman went 0-for-3 with a walk on Friday against the Diamondbacks. While Bregman didn’t get a hit, his walk in the first inning extended his on-base streak to 40 consecutive games. [...] (více...)

To trace how Astros third baseman Alex Bregman has inserted himself into the American League Most Valuable Player conversation, we begin with a conversation that took place a few days after last season ended. (více...)

The space home run leader; the most exciting teams; Cy Young predictor update

FanGraphs | Carson Cistulli: Imagine you played baseball in space, where a 1.075 launch angle or higher would virtually guarantee a home run. Who would lead the league in home runs? That would be Whit Merrifield, followed by Jose Peraza, Francisco Lindor, and Alex Bregman.

The Athletic | Eno Sarris ($): How do we determine who has been the most exciting team this year? If we made a metric using high leverage moments, one-run games, and clutch factor, then the Giants, Mariners, and Brewers had the tightest affairs. But that doesn’t mean a “good” team, so if we also weight top-100 players, and dominant pitching/hitting performances, we get the Astros, Red Sox, and Indians, which makes sense (více...)

Alex Bregman plated three runs Wednesday in the Astros' victory over the Tigers. Bregman was hitless in the first two games of the series, which was the first time in over a month that he did that in back-to-back games. [...] (více...)