Yankees fans are taking Alex Bregman's wife's IG story as free agency hint

The New York Yankees' interest in former Astros enemy Alex Bregman hasn't made it to a new week with any momentum after being pinpointed in MLB insider Bob Nightengale's Friday column.

According to Nightengale, in the wake of the Kyle Tucker-Cubs trade, "The New York Yankees now are expected to put on a full-court press to sign Bregman and move Jazz Chisholm to second base, in what would be their latest big move since losing Juan Soto to the New York Mets in free agency." While local Yankees beat writer Bryan Hoch called the team's interest in Bregman "real" during the Winter Meetings, we've heard nary a mention of his name since the Nightengale column, and Jack Curry kept quiet on the third baseman during Monday's YES Hot Stove show.

That's not a be all, end all. The Devin Williams move happened in silence. Still, though, it seems likely that any little nugget or breadcrumb that appeared to hint at a move being close over the weekend was probably for nought.

But some choose to believe otherwise. Some refuse to watch the light go out. Some check Bregman's wife's Instagram story (which the third baseman reposted), turn the volume up, and scream, "He's a Yankee!"

If the Yankees do outfox the rumored Mets, Red Sox, and likely Mystery Team for Bregman, it probably wasn't foretold all the way back on Dec. 14, when Bregman's wife happened to choose a jazz band with "New York" in the name to underscore her Christmas card photo with generic carols.

Alex Bregman's wife's Instagram story does not mean he's coming to the Yankees

It's not like she picked "New York Groove." This was basically a generic Christmas song off a sound effects album. The artist might as well have been "Christmas Mix 34 - Reindeer Whinnies LOUD."

The best part, though? With the Mets also currently included in the Bregman rumor mill, that means there's roughly a 66% chance this IG story did foretell his ultimate landing spot. Too bad no Boston jazz ensembles have the stones to release a competent Christmas album.

Bregman would be a nice addition, if the Yankees choose to afford him, and his remaining pre-regression years would line up nicely with Aaron Judge's remaining prime. Jazz Chisholm moving to second base would be ideal. Guess, for now, we'll just have to sit and wait to see if his wife soft-launches a sliver of a taxi cab in her next story.

A taxi cab painted with the words "NOT METS," obviously.