DURHAM, N.C. - Seven USA Baseball alumni won the 2017 Major League Baseball World Series with the Houston Astros on Wednesday, including World Series MVP George Springer, who was a member of the 2010 Collegiate National Team. Springer hit .292 with 18 RBI and seven doubles for the stars and stripes.
2017 ALCS MVP, Justin Verlander, also played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. Verlander recorded a 1.34 ERA with Team USA in 2003 as he allowed just six runs and struck out 41 in 40.1 innings of work.
Alex Bregman and Luke Gregerson celebrated a championship at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night for the second time in 2017. Both were members of the U.S.'s gold medal-winning World Baseball Classic team that claimed the title at Dodger Stadium in May.
Both players have made multiple appearances for Team USA, with Bregman playing for Team USA five times and Gregerson competing twice for the stars and stripes.
Including the 2017 WBC, the seven alumni have taken home six gold medals and three silvers in their time with USA Baseball. Bregman alone won four gold medals with his five teams.
In addition, six-time Team USA alum A.J. Hinch led the Astros to their first World Series title in franchise history as the team's manager.
The full list of alumni on the World Series Champion Houston Astros roster is as follows:
Alex Bregman - 2010 16U National Team, 2011 18U National Team, 2013 & 2014 Collegiate National Teams, 2017 World Baseball Classic Team
Evan Gattis - 2002 16U National Team
Luke Gregerson - 2013 & 2017 World Baseball Classic Teams
Brian McCann - 2009 World Baseball Classic Team
Lance McCullers Jr. - 2010 18U National Team
George Springer - 2010 Collegiate National Team
Justin Verlander - 2003 Collegiate National Team