Cubs tout Alex Bregman's leadership as they enter long-term commitment

New Chicago Cubs player Alex Bregman, left, listens to Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer at a news conference in Chicago, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026.Nam Y. Huh/AP Photos

Third baseman Alex Bregman and his wife Reagan celebrated a contract with the Cubs on Saturday by going to dinner and visiting a new teammate.

Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon and his wife Claire live down the street from the Bregmans in Arizona. So, they hosted the newly-minted Cubs family the same night Bregman agreed to a five-year contract worth $175 million.

“Talked about the Cubs, talked about all the guys on the team, talked about the organization,” Bregman said at this introductory news…