On the same night that the Astros shortstop of the future, Carlos Correa, made his MLB debut, the team went for another shortstop with their first pick in the draft.
With a chance to further revamp their future, the team decided to use the second overall selection on LSU shortstop Alex Bregman.
“It’s such an honor and dream come true for me,” Bregman said. “I can’t wait to get to work. I just want to win games for Houston.”
The LSU athlete has batted .312 with nine home runs and 49 RBIs. Bregman also had 37 stolen bases and a .