Astros third baseman Alex Bregman suffered a broken left index finger sliding into second base in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the World Series, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. The injury won’t require surgery, but Bregman faces an eight week recovery timeline, meaning he won’t have any concerns being ready by spring training. Bregman stayed in the game after the injury, and got to enjoy the celebrations as he picked up his second World Series ring with the Astros.
Bregman had another strong season in Houston, hitting 23 home runs and posting a .259/.366/.454 line in 155 games. He was a consistent contributor through the post-season as well, going 15-for-51 and hitting a home run in each of the three series Houston played in. While his 2022 campaign wasn’t a return to the MVP-level production he put up between 2018-19, it was a solid bounce back nevertheless from an injury-plagued campaign which saw him appear in just 91 games a year ago.
While no injury is a good thing, it has come at an ideal time for Bregman, as he can now rehab it over the off-season and look forward to returning fully fit in 2023 to aid Houston’s World Series defense. The 28-year-old is also due a significant raise in salary next season, going from $13MM this year to $30.5MM for 2023-24, the final two years of a five-year, $100MM extension signed in 2019.
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