Alex Bregman wears No. 2 in part because Diamondbacks didn't draft him No. 1

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman still isn't over the fact that the Arizona Diamondbacks passed over him in the 2015 MLB draft. "I was super happy to come to a good organization like the Astros, an organization that was up-and-coming," Bregman told the Arizona Republic on Saturday. "But, yeah, I was pissed. I wanted to be the No. 1 overall pick. Part of the reason I wear No. 2 is because of that." Bregman previously said he wore No. 2 in part to honor childhood idol and former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter. The Diamondbacks chose Dansby Swanson in the 2015 draft and never really considered Bregman, who won a World Series with the Astros last season and was named to his first All-Star Game this summer, where he was named game MVP. Swanson was traded to the Atlanta Braves in the 2015 offseason without ever playing a major league game for the Diamondbacks. Bregman told the newspaper that he had a...

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