Astros' Alex Bregman's Grandfather Passed Away Shortly Before World Series Game 7
By Ian Anderson
Alex Bregman will be playing in Game 7 of the World Series with a heavy heart.
The Houston Astros star is dealing with the loss of his grandfather, who passed away earlier on Wednesday.
'RIP Tonight is for you' | Alex Bregman's grandfather dies hours before Game 7https://t.co/JgpPaKOJuF #khou #WorldSeries #Astros pic.twitter.com/OWJl0mzEtm
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) October 30, 2019
A few hours before Game 7, Bregman posted a picture on his Instagram story with the caption "RIP tonight is for you."
Alex Bregman's grandfather passed away hours before Game 7 ? pic.twitter.com/HRwao2P1Av
— Baseball Bros (@BaseballBros) October 31, 2019
The slugger had a nice conversation with Mattress Mack, the famous Astros superfan who has millions on the team winning the World Series, before the game. Mack is sporting a Bregman jersey at the game tonight.
While speaking with @MattressMack pregame Alex Bregman (@ABREG_1) tells Jim he lost his grandfather (mother’s dad: Joe DeOliveira) today and posted a family photo on Instagram and said “RIP tonight is for you.” pic.twitter.com/iV1N5HHx03
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) October 30, 2019
It's terribly unfortunate that the Bregman family is dealing with this at the moment considering this was supposed to be an epic night for Alex. Instead, it'll be an evening of wildly mixed emotions, but knowing Bregman, he'll stay strong and fight for his team until the very end while keeping his grandfather in his thoughts.