is also a baseball player, and was selected by the Astros in the 35th round of the 2018 MLB Draft. He has two younger siblings, Jessica and Anthony (A.J.) his brother A.J. Sam Bregman also served as the chair of the Democratic Party of New Mexico. His father, Samuel Bregman, and his mother, Jackie Bregman (née De Oliveira), met in law school and are both lawyers. At age 13–at the time, a head shorter than his 5-foot-4-inch (1.63 m) mother–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." He is Jewish, and was a member of Albuquerque's Congregation Albert growing up. In 2022, he won his second World Series and became the all-time leader in postseason home runs (15) and runs batted in (47) for a third baseman.īregman was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised in the Northeast Heights section. 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. He was named MVP of the 2018 MLB All-Star Game, and led the American League in doubles in 2018. 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. Toward the end of his junior year of college, he was selected by the Houston Astros with the second pick in the first round of the 2015 MLB draft.īregman made his MLB debut in 2016. In three years of college baseball for Louisiana State University (LSU), Bregman 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. 678, while setting a New Mexico season record with 19 home runs. As a junior the following year he batted. 1 team.Ĭory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network.Alexander David Bregman (born March 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball third baseman and shortstop for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB).Īs a high school sophomore at Albuquerque Academy in 2010, Bregman became the first high school player to win the USA Baseball Player of the Year Award. The highly-coveted forward completes a trio of All-American-caliber players for LSU with Reese and Van Lith, which makes the reigning champs even scarier and a sure-fire lock as next season's preseason No. Morrow had an official visit scheduled this weekend at South Carolina, which was considered the prohibitive favorite to land Morrow after losing Aliyah Boston and Victaria Saxton to the WNBA, but she ultimately decided not to go following spending last weekend at LSU. Morrow averaged 25.7 points per game along with 12.2 rebounds while attempting a career-high 209 3-pointers, making 53 for 25% from behind the arc. With the Blue Demons last season, Morrow was one of the top forwards in women's basketball – and will now play alongside another in LSU star junior Angel Reese. VAN LITH: Former Louisville star transfers to national champion LSUĪNALYSIS: What transfer Hailey Van Lith will bring to LSU women's basketball in 2023-24ĪNGEL REESE: Reveals she has security escort on campus since women's basketball title COMMITTED /odeWNYz3OK- Aneesah Morrow May 5, 2023
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