Ex-Red Sox All-Star Alex Bregman Says He's Been 'Terrible' With Cubs, 'God-Awful' In This Area

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Alex Bregman signed a five-year, $175 million contract with the Chicago Cubs in January and was expected to serve as one of the key cogs in the North Siders' lineup this season.

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The former Boston Red Sox All-Star has struggled mightily in his first year with the Cubs, however.

Bregman went 0-for-5 in Chicago's 2-1 loss vs. the San Francisco Giants on Sunday and issued a blunt assessment of his performance thus far with the Cubs.

"I’ve been terrible," the 32-year-old said, according to Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. "I need to play better. Offensively, it’s been awful."

Bregman recorded 18 home runs, 62 RBIs and a .273/.360/.462 triple slash across 495 plate appearances covering 114 games during his lone campaign in Boston.

He enters Monday with five home runs, 19 RBIS and a .243/.327/.342 slash line in 297 plate appearances across 65 contests with Chicago.

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"I’ve failed many times in this game," Bregman said, per Mooney. "I’ve struggled before. I’ve started slow before. And when you’re struggling, there’s only one way forward, and that’s straight, head on, through it. You get after it in your work. It comes down to executing in the game, and I haven’t executed all year. Runners in scoring position, I’ve been god-awful."

The three-time All-Star is 13-for-73 with a .448 OPS with runners in scoring position in 2026 after going 28-for-108 with an .828 OPS during that situation with the Red Sox.

"I need to be better," Bregman said, according to Mooney's report. "If I’m better over the last however many games, we probably win the majority of them. I’ve had plenty of opportunities with guys in scoring position. I need to be better, plain and simple."

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