Alex Bregman's home run carried far more significance than the two runs it added to the Houston Astros' tally in a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Bregman took Cole Irvin deep in the first inning.
The two-time All-Star told reporters after the game a girl from Uvalde, Texas, had asked him to hit a homer:
Mark BermanBefore the game a young girl from Uvalde asked Alex Bregman (<a href="https://twitter.com/ABREG_1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABREG_1</a>)to hit a home run & he did,helping the Astros win&win 1 for Uvalde on Uvalde Strong Day at MMP:”It was really cool, anything we can do for them.