Always solid at third, Bregman found another level. Here's how

CHICAGO – Alex Bregman arrived in Chicago with a stellar reputation as an elite hitter and an impactful leader behind the scenes. His new teammates knew he was solid as a defender at third base, but Bregman quickly started to open eyes with just how good he could be at the hot corner.

“Pretty early on,” Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong said, “a lot of us were kind of turning our heads and kind of just being like, ‘Wow.’”

Both Crow-Armstrong and Bregman picked up a National League Gold Glove Award on Sunday. That gives Bregman a pair of Gold Gloves within the past three seasons – both coming after he turned 30 years old. That tidbit offers evidence of Bregman’s drive to keep finding…