The Houston Astros’ streak of seven straight ALCS appearances ended this season after they had been swept within the wild-card spherical.
After successful the AL West for the fourth straight yr, the Astros had been eradicated by the Detroit Tigers.
Now that the season is full, one long-time Astros star has hit free company and probably will play for somebody apart from Houston in 2025.
Heading to the open market, third baseman Alex Bregman seems keen to alter his place to the opposite aspect of the diamond, in response to his agent.
“Scott Boras mentioned Bregman is keen to maneuver to second base subsequent season,” Bob Nightengale of USA Right this moment mentioned, by way of B/R Stroll-Off.
Bregman had one other strong common season with the Astros in 2024, batting .260 with 26 residence runs, 75 RBIs and a .768 OPS.
After enjoying for the Astros his complete profession since his MLB debut in 2016, it might be unusual to see him in every other uniform come the 2025 season.
Bregman gained two World Sequence titles as a member of the Astros, in 2017 and 2022.
The information that he’s keen to modify positions might imply he has been in talks with a crew that’s not looking for a 3rd baseman.
Bregman is one in all many big-name gamers testing free company this offseason, and he will likely be one Astros followers will probably hold an in depth eye on.