Alex Bregman had no other path. It was baseball or the imponderable.
The Astros' blossoming third baseman was born into the game, with ties that extend back to the Splendid Splinter himself. His grandfather, Stanley, worked as the attorney for the Washington Senators when Ted Williams was managing the team. Bregman's father, Sam, also an attorney, grew up around the Senators and later played baseball at New Mexico, where he remained to raise a family in Albuquerque. He has also done work as a player agent.