Back to the MLB Newsfeed

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.