The phone calls came late. It was 2022, and shortstop Jeremy Peña, then a rookie, was navigating his first postseason with the Houston Astros. Peña would be at home, the next day bringing the latest huge game in his nascent major league career.

Following a multi-hit performance in his last game (3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI), Alex Bregman is trying for continued success on Sunday. The Houston Astros square off versus the Cleveland Guardians, and will see starter Nick Sandlin, at 3:10 PM ET on BSGL.

Alex Bregman was removed from the Astros final regular season home game and received a standing ovation. Could this imply his time in Houston is over?

Alex Bregman, an impending free agent, left Wednesday's game to an ovation in his possible regular-season home finale as a Houston Astro.

As the AL West champions, the Astros will begin their latest playoff run next week, but Wednesday marked the team's last home game of the regular season. It's possible that Bregman, set to become an unrestricted free agent this winter, has sported the orange and blue at Minute Maid Park in the regular season for the last time.

The Astros are wrapped up their regular-season home schedule Wednesday afternoon against the Houston Astros (GameTracker) and, at the start of the fourth inning, third baseman Alex Bregman was removed from the game so he could get an ovation from the fans at Minute Maid Park.

Houston's third baseman may not have many innings left at Minute Maid Park as free agency looms in the postseason.

When the Astros took the field on defense to start the fourth inning, veteran Alex Bregman stood alone at third base for a few seconds. The Minute Maid Park speakers blared one of his walk-up songs while Bregman was shown on the video board,