Cubs Deal For Alex Bregman Looks Even Better
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After signing the third-richest contract in Chicago Cubs history and changing his jersey number to No. 3, third baseman Alex Bregman said his biggest priorities are his family and winning a third World Series championship.
Now that Alex Bregman's five-year, $175 million contract with the Chicago Cubs is official, the three-time All-Star had to pick a new jersey number for the first time in his MLB career.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/cubs/onsi as Topps Drops First Alex Bregman Cubs Card With Chance To Get 1/1 Autograph Relic. The Chicago Cubs made a historic signing last weekend when they acquired their new third baseman by locking up Alex Bregman on a five-year deal worth $175 million.
The Chicago Cubs introduced third baseman Alex Bregman at Wrigley Field on Thursday, after signing him to a $175 million, five-year contract.
The ink is barely dry on Alex Bregman’s blockbuster contract, but the Cubs aren’t acting like a team that’s finished shopping. Jed Hoyer just signaled that Chicago still has more boxes to check, and it’s the kind of comment that usually comes right before another big move drops.
The acquisition of two-time World Series Champion and former Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman is the most exciting move the Cubs have made this offseason, and
Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon and his wife Claire live down the street from the Bregmans in Arizona. So, they hosted the newly-minted Cubs family the same night Bregman agreed to a five-year contract worth $175 million.
Alex Bregman’s five-year, $175 million deal will go down as one of the biggest contracts in Chicago Cubs history. The way it went down will be remembered for how it was announced. Talks began almost as soon as the offseason began on Nov.