Alex Bregman says Dustin Pedroia helped recruit him to the Boston Red Sox. Speaking one day after his $120 million, three-year contract was announced, Bregman spoke at a 25-minute news conference.

Alex Cora addressed sign-stealing topic again, taking responsibility and saying, “We made a mistake in ’17, and some of us paid the price."

The Red Sox initially drafted Bregman in the 29th round of the 2012 MLB Draft, but he turned them down and went to play baseball at the collegiate level with the LSU Tigers. Three years later, he ended up being selected by the Houston Astros with the 2nd overall pick of the 2015 MLB Draft, before he eventually found his way to the majors in 2016.