'I was the messy one': Astros' Alex Bregman, Aaron Nola recall days as college roommates

'It's definitely pretty cool,' Bregman said. 'Just for us both to be here at the same time is special.'

Aaron Nola of the Philadelphia Phillies talks with Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros before the game at Minute Maid Park on October 5, 2022 in Houston.Alex Bregman still remembers the first time he faced Aaron Nola in one of his first college practices at LSU.

Fast forward nine years and the two will meet again when Nola, the Phillies' World Series Game 1 starter Friday, likely will face Bregman in the first couple innings. The two were more than just college teammates, they were roommates for a time. Bregman said anyone who knows the pair wouldn't be surprised to know which roommate role he filled.

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