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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Returns to Houston lineup

  Rotowire Apr 15, 2024

  Bregman (illness) will start at third base and bat cleanup in Monday's contest versus Atlanta. Bregman missed three games due to illness but is feeling up to participating in Monday's festivities. It's been a slow start to the season for the veteran third baseman, as he'll carry a .241/.305/.333 batting line with no home runs into play Monday.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Absence continues Sunday

  Rotowire Apr 14, 2024

  Bregman (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. Bregman will sit for the third consecutive game as he continues to deal with an illness. According to Chandler Rome of The Athletic, Bregman was able to participate in baseball activities during a pregame workout, so he could be available off the bench and may be ready to return to the lineup Monday versus Atlanta. Mauricio Dubon will spell him at third base Sunday.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Still dealing with illness

  Rotowire Apr 13, 2024

  Bregman (illness) is resting at home for Saturday's game against the Rangers, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. He popped in the clubhouse briefly, but Bregman wasn't ready to return to action. Mauricio Dubon will start at third base and Bregman is considered day-to-day.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Battling illness

  Rotowire Apr 12, 2024

  Bregman isn't in the Astros' lineup Friday due to an illness, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Bregman has gone 7-for-19 with an RBI across his last four games, but he will sit down Friday as he recovers from an illness. Grae Kessinger will take over at third base and bat ninth, and he could be in line for more starts should Bregman have to miss multiple games.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: First multi-hit game

  Rotowire Apr 9, 2024

  Bregman went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI on Monday against the Rangers. Bregman has gotten off to a slow start to the season, as Monday's performance marked his first multi-hit effort. He also has just two RBI and one run scored across 11 games. While it's been a frustrating opening to the new campaign, Bregman is still striking out just 15.6 percent of the time and should see the rest of his numbers normalize over time.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Reaches base three times

  Rotowire Mar 30, 2024

  Bregman went 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a stolen base Friday against the Yankees. The Astros couldn't muster much offense in a 7-1 loss, but Bregman had a productive game. He swiped his first bag of the season on a double steal with Kyle Tucker in the third inning and also tallied his first RBI of the campaign two frames earlier. Bregman attempted only four stolen bases in 2023, so his aggressiveness on the basepaths early in the new campaign is encouraging.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Houston will make extension offer

  Rotowire Feb 7, 2024

  Astros owner Jim Crane said in an interview with Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle this week that the team will "definitely" make Bregman a contract extension offer before he reaches free agency next offseason. For what it's worth, Crane was asked about Bregman's contract situation prior to the club announcing Jose Altuve's five-year, $125 million extension. Bregman is nearly four years younger than Altuve and seems inclined at this juncture to test out the free-agent market, so a long-term deal doesn't appear super likely. The third baseman slashed .262/.363/.441 with 25 home runs and 98 RBI for Houston in 2023.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Goes yard in season finale

  Rotowire Oct 1, 2023

  Bregman went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer, a triple and two runs scored in Sunday's win over Arizona. Bregman got the scoring started with his home run during Houston's four-run first frame. He snapped a nine-game homerless drought -- he went deep just three times since the start of September. The veteran third baseman finishes the 2023 regular season with a .262/.363/.441 slash line, 25 home runs, 57 extra-base hits and 98 RBI across 161 games.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Reaches three times, homers

  Rotowire Sep 20, 2023

  Bregman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two walks in Tuesday's 9-5 loss against the Orioles. He entered Tuesday's game hitless in five of his last seven games, but Bregman delivered a solo home run off Kyle Gibson in the third inning for his 24th long ball of 2023. The homer officially pushed him past his 2022 total, marking the third baseman's most home runs since 2019.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Goes deep in victory

  Rotowire Sep 14, 2023

  Bregman went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk against Oakland in Wednesday's 6-2 win. Bregman followed Yordan Alvarez's three-run shot in the third inning with a solo blast of his own to give Houston a 4-0 lead. The homer was the first of September for the third baseman, and though he's hit well with a .298 batting average over 47 at-bats on the month, he's knocked in a modest four runs through 12 contests. Bregman nonetheless surpassed last season's total with his 94th RBI on Wednesday, and he needs six more down the stretch to finish with 100-plus RBI for the third time in his career.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Four hits in win

  Rotowire Sep 5, 2023

  Bregman went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Monday's 13-6 win over the Rangers. Bregman's been red hot for over a week now, going 18-for-37 (.486) with nine RBI and a 1.352 OPS in his last nine games -- Monday's four-hit effort was his sixth multi-hit performance in that span. Overall, Bregman's slash line is up to .272/.370/.451 with 22 homers, 92 RBI and 89 runs scored across 619 plate appearances on the campaign.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Homers in win

  Rotowire Aug 29, 2023

  Bregman went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox. Bregman opened the scoring with a home run off Brayan Bello in the first inning, his 22nd of the season and fourth in his last 13 games. The 29-year-old third baseman has continued to swing a hot bat -- he's gone 31-for-84 (.369) with 13 extra-base hits over his previous 21 contests. Bregman's slash line is up to .265/.365/.447 with 89 RBI and 85 runs scored across 597 plate appearances on the campaign.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Posts big stat line

  Rotowire Aug 27, 2023

  Bregman went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two walks, a two-run homer, two additional RBI and two additional runs scored in Saturday's win over Detroit. In total, Bregman reached safely in five of his six at-bats, being walked twice on top of his three hits. He finished the day with three extra-base hits after failing to record one in any of his last four appearances. Bregman's been on a heater of late, going 13-for-31 (.419) with two homers, 10 runs scored and eight RBI while striking out just four times in 39 plate appearances (10.3 percent).

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Homers, drives in three

  Rotowire Aug 17, 2023

  Bregman went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, three RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 12-5 victory over the Marlins. Bregman opened the scoring Wednesday with a solo home run off Jesus Luzardo in the first inning before adding two more RBI with a double in the seventh. While the homer was Bregman's first since July 29, he's logged five multi-hit games in his last nine contests, going 12-for-36 (.334) in that span. The 29-year-old third baseman is now slashing .251/.349/.418 with 19 homers, 79 RBI and 71 runs scored across 538 plate appearances this season.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Homers coming in bunches

  Rotowire Jul 30, 2023

  Bregman went 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two RBI and two runs scored Saturday against the Rays. Bregman was among a trio of Astros hitters to take backup catcher Rene Pinto deep. He now has 18 homers on the season, six of which have come in 14 games since the All-Star break. In that same span, Bregman has also chipped in 12 runs scored and 10 RBI while hitting .340.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Stays hot Saturday

  Rotowire Jul 23, 2023

  Bregman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Athletics. Bregman provided the Astros' lone run when he took Paul Blackburn deep in the sixth inning. This was Bregman's third straight game with a homer, and he's gone deep four times since the All-Star break. The third baseman is up to a .252/.344/.423 slash line with 16 long balls, 63 RBI, 58 runs scored and three stolen bases through 98 contests. After a sluggish first half, he appears intent on finishing the season well.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Homers in consecutive contests

  Rotowire Jul 22, 2023

  Bregman went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-4 win over the Athletics. Bregman has homered in back-to-back games, and he's gone yard three times over his last five contests. The third baseman is up to 15 homers, 62 RBI, 57 runs scored, three stolen bases and a .249/.343/.414 slash line through 97 games this season. While the overall numbers aren't great, he's batting .287 (31-for-108) with seven multi-hit efforts since June 18.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Goes deep Thursday

  Rotowire Jul 21, 2023

  Bregman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a 3-1 win against Oakland on Thursday. Bregman gave the Astros an insurance run in the ninth inning with his 397-foot solo shot. The long ball was his second of the second half, and he's hit well overall since the All-Star break with a .333/.379/.630 slash line, four extra-base hits and four RBI through six games. Bregman is still batting a modest .247 on the campaign, but he's walked just one fewer time than he's struck out and ranks second on the team with 60 RBI.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Belts 13th homer

  Rotowire Jul 16, 2023

  Bregman went 4-for-5 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's victory against the Angels. Bregman's two-run blast in the ninth inning put the Astros back on top. He was stuck in a 7-for-46 (.152 average) rut over a 12-game span since his last homer June 29. After Sunday's big performance, Bregman's slash line moved back up to .246/.341/.398 with 27 extra-base hits and 58 RBI through 93 games.

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• Astros' Alex Bregman: Smashes grand slam

  Rotowire Jun 29, 2023

  Bregman went 3-for-5 with a grand slam, a walk and three total runs scored in Thursday's 14-0 win over the Cardinals. Bregman's slam came off position player Alec Burleson in the ninth inning. This was Bregman's second grand slam in a span of five games. The third baseman has hit safely in eight of his last 10 contests, going 15-for-42 (.357) with three homers and 14 RBI in that span. Outside of brief slumps in early May and mid-June, he's done well at the plate over the last two months. Bregman owns a .251/.346/.412 slash line with 12 homers, 53 RBI, 47 runs scored and three stolen bases through 80 contests this season. While improving, his .758 OPS remains the lowest of his career, though he has plenty of time to get back to his established level.

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