NEW YORK -- Astros third baseman Alex Bregman's godson was diagnosed with autism a year and a half ago, and with Houston in town to play the Yankees this weekend, the opportunity came for him to participate in the New York Center for Autism Charter School's fifth annual baseball extravaganza.
Bregman didn't think twice about volunteering.
"Immediately when I got this opportunity to come out here, I jumped on it," Bregman said. "I've had nothing but fun today. It's been a blast."
Bregman and teammate Jake Marisnick represented the MLB Players Trust at DREAM Baseball Field on Friday, where they played baseball with a few dozen autistic students from the five boroughs of New York City.