After nine seasons with the Houston Astros, Alex Bregman is leaving to join the Boston Red Sox. While the deal is still not official, the longtime Astros third baseman wrote a message of thanks and an apparent goodbye on social media to the City of Houston,

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla — A new era started in silence, save for the slapping of hands and some tired ballplayers bolting to breakfast. Unopened boxes towered over troves of empty lockers inside a cluttered clubhouse still preparing for most position players to report.

Third baseman Alex Bregman bade farewell in a social media post Friday night to the city of Houston and the Astros organization in which he spent the past decade. BREGMAN TIMELINE: Memorable moments from 9 seasons with Astros Bregman,