“Honestly, we thought we were going to Detroit the entire time. Then, at the last second, Boston came in,” he said. Bregman, who turns 31 later this month, is a two-time All-Star and MVP finalist known for his power, plate discipline, and excellent defense at third base.

The Detroit Tigers aggressively pursued free agent third baseman Alex Bregman this offseason, but lost out to the Boston Red Sox, who landed the third baseman on a three-year, $120 million deal. Bregman revealed that he thought he was going to land somewhere else before he signed with the Red Sox.