{"id":34120,"date":"2025-02-14T09:41:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34120"},"modified":"2025-02-14T09:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:41:07","slug":"how-red-sox-turned-alex-bregman-from-playoff-villain-to-key-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=34120","title":{"rendered":"How Red Sox Turned Alex Bregman From Playoff Villain To Key Addition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bregman helped end Boston’s season twice<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Boston Red Sox should be thrilled to reportedly have Alex Bregman on their team anyway.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an added bonus for Boston given Bregman\u2019s previous role as a playoff nemesis against the Red Sox.<\/p>\n

Bregman\u2019s Houston Astros engaged in playoff battles with the Red Sox three times in five years. Those included the 2017 American League Division Series, the 2018 American League Championship Series and the 2021 American League Championship Series. Houston won in 2017 and 2021 while Boston captured the 2018 matchup. All three seasons saw the winner of this rivalry represent the American League in the World Series. The Astros won a championship in 2017, and the Red Sox followed in 2018, both with defeats of the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n

Bregman\u2019s numbers don\u2019t immediately scream production (.196 AVG in 15 career postseason games against the Red Sox), but he seemed to jab his opponent in the crucial moments.<\/p>\n