Verlander is here for two more years, I just found out. Alex Bregman expects to have many more smiles with the Astros after making his $100 million contract extension official on Friday. The 2019 Houston Astros season was the 58th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in Houston, Texas, their 55th as the Astros, seventh in both the American League (AL) and AL West division, and 20th at Minute Maid Park.. The Houston Astros and third baseman Alex Bregman have agreed to a six-year, $100 million extension, according to Fox 26's Mark Berman. Bregman even hit two home runs and had five RBIs during the World Series. With his contract expiring in 2024, GM Dana Brown has publicly . Because the price of signing star third baseman Alex Bregman to a contract extension - which the Astros have said is on their to-do list - just went through the Minute Maid Park roof. Bregman posted an .820 OPS with 23 home runs in 2022. Copyright 2023 by The Associated Press. The Astros and All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman have agreed to a reported six-year, $100 million extension. Scoffield negotiated the contract extension that Bregman signed in 2019 that was worth $100 million. In a wild game, the Astros and Dodgers were tied at 12 heading to the bottom of the 10th. #mlb #SpringTraining . Only three players in MLB history reached 100 career doubles, 50 career home runs and 200 career RBI in fewer games than it took Bregman (342g), with all three of those players being Hall of Famers in Ted Williams (341g), Chuck Klein (317g) and Hank Greenberg (315g). WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Alex Bregman is locked up. Listen to The Bench weekdays from 7am-10am on ESPN 97.5 & 92.5 FM! Last year, the Astros signed second baseman Jose Altuve to a five-year, $151 million extension last year. "I wanted to play here," the third baseman said Friday after the team announced a $100 million, five-year contract covering 2020-24. Bregman delivered the first walk-off home run of his career when he blasted an 0-2 fastball into the Crawford Boxes in the bottom of the ninth to give the Astros a 7-6 comeback win over the Blue Jays on June 27, 2018. That would keep . General manager Dana Brown wants the longtime stalwarts . Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman could receive a long-term contract extension with the club . After a win over Minnesota on Sept. 5, 2018, Bregman finished off a postgame interview by mimicking a GIF made famous by the Rockets' James Harden. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman has agreed to a six-year, $100 million contract extension with the Houston Astros, a source . Todays a big day and everybody will think hes a finished product, but hes not. Once he sets his mind to something, he wants it to happen the next day.. Having signed new GM Dana Brown in the hopes of sustaining their winning ways, the Astros will look to defend the World Series title for the first time. The Astros and the All-Star third baseman have agreed to a five-year, $100 million contract, according to a person familiar with the deal. The Astros played in the World Series again in 2019 but lost to the Washington Nationals. 2 in 2015. The Houston Astros and third baseman Alex Bregman have agreed to a six-year, $100 million extension, according to Fox 26's Mark Berman. Contract: 5 years, $100,000,000; AAV: $20,000,000; Free agency: 2024-25; 4. "For him to give that up was a sacrifice for him. section: | slug: astros-third-baseman-alex-bregman-have-reportedly-agreed-on-a-six-year-100-million-contract | sport: baseball | route: article_single.us | Alex Bregman. He worked hard and fits in well with the rest of our guys, and thats really what youre driving for as an organization -- those kinds of guys working together to win ballgames. Late Tuesday night, the Houston Astros and star third baseman Alex Bregman agreed to a five-year, $100 million contract extension. Bregman immediately tweeted about it, calling it. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. Third baseman Alex Bregman has reportedly agreed to a five-year, $100 million extension to remain with the . If Bregman manages to stay beyond 2024, it will be a nice get for Houston and the continuation of a terrific career. The deal is the second-largest in Astros franchise history, trailing only Jose Altuve's five-year, $151 million extension signed last year. The Houston Astros have provided a significant $100 million contract extension for Alex Bregman. He comes to the ballpark every day ready to play, and he leads by example. "Two moments that are, in my mind, some of the top moments in my baseball life and Astros baseball franchise history," Luhnow said. Bregman's five-year term didn't kick in until 2020, and his escalator based on MVP finishes doesn't kick in until 2021. Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman has reportedly hired Scott . Alex Bregman signed a 5 year / $100,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including a $10,000,000 signing bonus, $100,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $20,000,000. Bregman, 24, is entering his fourth Major League season having just produced one of the best individual seasons in Astros franchise history in 2018. Bregman reached career high marks in virtually every offensive category in 2018, and finished fifth in the American League MVP Award voting for his efforts. Bregman has become a really good player for the Astros. Since then, he has been named an All-Star twice and also won the World Series twice. He's scheduled to make nearly $75 million during that time, but more than $60 million of that will come during the 2023-24 seasons. They would go up by $1.5 million for first place, $750,000 for second and $500,000 for third, and by $2 million if he wins 2020 and '21. The current Yankee third baseman is Josh Donaldson. Why? No matter what the future holds for Alex Bregman beyond his current contract, he will now be focused on spring training with the Houston Astros. 14 seconds ago Even after the San Diego Padres signed third baseman Manny Machado to a new 11-year, $350 million deal, they remain open to contract-extension discussions with star outfielder Juan . Jose Altuve, Yuli Gurriel and Alex Bregman have been the constants for an Astros team that never stops evolving. The Rangers printed the tweet and posted it in their clubhouse. Upon reaching the Major Leagues, Bregman has found success at a historically rapid pace. Hes a baseball brat, like 24/7, 365. Both are eligible for free agency after the 2025 World Series. What the Astros could do is this - tear up his current contract and offer Bregman insane money, whatever it takes, over five years. Furthermore, the newly minted GM publicly expressed interest in extending third baseman Alex Bregman and second baseman Jose Altuve (Twitter links, with video, via Mark Berman of Houston's FOX . Bregman has three seasons remaining on his contract. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | Brown said last week he would like both second baseman Jose Altuve and third baseman Alex Bregman to . Hes continuing to get better, and theres areas he could get better and continue to be elite.. There's an option for a fourth year. Alexander David Bregman, 1994 330 - . Alex Bregman has been one of the best young stars in the MLB during his time with the Houston Astros. Oakland catcher Jonathan Lucroy scooped up the ball in fair territory and tried to tag Bregman for an easy out, but somehow lost control of the baseball and a juking Bregman took off down the first-base line. He hasn't been able to repeat his 2019 season that saw him finish second in AL MVP voting, but still hit 23 home runs and 38 doubles while scoring and driving in 93 runs apiece in 2022. He became the first third baseman in MLB history to reach 50 doubles and 30 home runs in a single season, the youngest player in Astros franchise history to hit 30 home runs in a season, and the second player in MLB history to reach 50 doubles, 30 homers, 90 walks and 10 stolen bases in a season, joining Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig (1927). The contract, tied for the second-largest in franchise history behind Jose Altuves five-year, $151 million deal last year, had been in the works for months. He went 0-for-4 in his debut, flying out to the warning track, coming up just short of a grand slam in the sixth inning. The announcement was made today by Astros President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Jeff Luhnow. That's more than Tel Aviv and Jerusalem combined. He finished fifth in American League MVP Award voting. Bregman had one of the funniest moments of the Astros champagne celebration in the locker room after Game 7. He agreed to a contract extension for the 2019 season at $640,500 in March. Bregman went No. MLB sources: The #Astros have reached an agreement on a six-year/$100 million contract with All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman that includes this season. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Both are slick fielders and fan favorites in their home cities. The deal, however, also contains an unusual structure that may have costed Bregman additional money. This is a shot from probably the most popular Bregman GIF and it came five batters after Bregmans homer, when Josh Reddick drove in the go-ahead run off Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel of Game 4 of the 2017 ALDS. Bregman, who was still a full year away from arbitration, is the first star-level . 2023 ABG-SI LLC. In 26 career postseason games, Bregman has recorded six home runs with 15 RBI and an .822 OPS (.353 OBP/.469 SLG), with all six of his home runs coming against former All-Stars: Kenley Jansen, Clayton Kershaw, Corey Kluber, Trevor Bauer, Chris Sale (2 HR). In 2019, Bregman and the Houston Astros reached an agreement on a $100 million, six-year contract extension. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. The ball first rolled foul, but then rolled back fair. The documentary will be about the Astros scandal in which they cheated during 2017 and part of the 2018 season by using a camera-based, sign-stealing system. Astros owner Jim Crane may want to check under his sofa cushions for loose change, start clipping coupons, take a hammer to his piggy bank, and consider playing golf after 1 p.m. and eating dinner before 5 p.m. for the early bird special. In his first series at Yankee Stadium, Bregman hit the first grand slam of his career, smashing one off Masahiro Tanaka in the first inning of an Astros 10-7 win on May 14, 2017. He is a baseball fanatic, obsessed with the game. Login Here. They are known for directing Fyre Fraud, the documentary about the infamous Fyre Festival. Bregman fractured his left index finger during Game 6 of the World Series and has been easing into things this spring. Early Impression No. In the regular season, he batted .259/.366/.454 in 548 at bats with 93 runs (5th in the AL), 38 doubles (10th), 23 home runs, 93 RBIs (8th), 87 walks (2nd), and 7.1 at-bats-per-strikeout (9th), while leading the AL with 10 sacrifice flies. Bregman renewed his contract at $599,00 with the Astros in 2018. . 1 of 2. After signing Cristian Javier to a multi-year contract extension, Houston is trying to agree to new deals with Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman. 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