Roman Anthony, Garret Crochet, and Stephen Thompson react to Alex Bregman's offseason grind

All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman is among the premium bats available in this free agency. Bregman, who joined the Red Sox last season on a three-year contract, exercised his player option to become a free agent again.

Bregman isn't relaxing in the offseason as he is building strength in the gym. The three-time All-Star third baseman shared a two-snap Instagram post from the gym on Thursday.

"Foundation," Bregman captioned the post.

The cover image was of Bregman about to do the squat exercise, while the second was of deadlift.

Among the many who commented on the post were Bregman's wife, Reagan Elizabeth, two Red Sox stars, and a former UFC title challenger.

"🔥," Bregman's wife, reacted. "Is that the warm up?," Roman Anthony commented. "That man is different," Garret Crochet wrote. "Staying on that grind brother love it!!🔥🔥," Stephen Thompson commented.

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Roman Anthony and Garret Crochet played with Bregman last season on the Red Sox. Anthony debuted in the MLB last season and impressed with his power hitting, finishing third in the AL ROY voting.

Meanwhile, Crochet, who arrived via trade from the Chicago White Sox in December 2024, was second in the AL Cy Young voting, finishing behind Paul Skenes.

Stephen Thompson is a two-time UFC welterweight title challenger. His first title fight, against Tyron Woodley at UFC 205, ended in a majority draw. He lost the rematch to Woodley by majority decision at UFC 209.

Hollywood celeb tried to woo Alex Bregman to the Red Sox

Many actors are huge fans of the Boston Red Sox, including Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Mark Wahlberg, and Chris Evans. Wahlberg recenlty seemed to do some recruiting for his favorite MLB franchise.

On Monday, Alex Bregman shared a multi-snap post on Instagram, focusing on his gym workouts. Wahlberg dropped multiple comments, and a Red Sox fan thanked him for seemingly trying to influence Bregman's free agency decision.

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Wahlberg's affinity towards the Red Sox came from growing up in the Dorchester neighbourhood of Boston. He often leans into the 'Boston guy' image, which is a recurring theme in his movies and public appearances.

Wahlberg's character in the 2016 movie "Patriots Day" wears a Red Sox hat in several scenes. In his 2017 movie "Daddy's Home 2," his character and Mel Gibson, portraying Wahlberg's father in the movie, attend a Red Sox game.

Edited by Safeer M S