Kris Bryant

Kris Bryant
Chicago Cubs - No. 17
Third baseman / outfielder
Born: January 4th, 1992 Las Vegas ,  United States
Strikes: Right	Throws: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 17,  2015  at the  Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics (until the end of 2019)
Batting average	, 284
Home runs	138
RBI	403
Stolen Bases	34
Teams
Chicago Cubs (since 2015)
Awards
3 × All-Star ( 2015 , 2016 , 2019 ) World Series Winner ( 2016 ) NL MVP ( 2016 ) NL Rookie of the Year ( 2015 ) NL Hank Aaron Award (2016) Golden Spikes Award (2013) Dick Howser Trophy (2013)
Last update: October 5th, 2019

Kristopher Lee "Kris" Bryant (born January 4, 1992 in Las Vegas , Nevada ) is an American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Chicago Cubs on the position of third baseman .

The Chicago Cubs selected Bryant as their second draft during the 2013 MLB Draft. Although selected as a third baseman, he also plays as an outfielder with the Chicago Cubs .

On April 17, 2015, Bryant was named by the Chicago Cubs of minor league baseball to the active major league baseball roster of the Cubs. In his MLB debut game against the San Diego Padres , he played 0-4 with 3 strikeouts (4 attempts and no hit), but at the same time showed good defensive work during the game. The Cubs lost the game against the Padres 5-4.

On June 27, 2016, Bryant became the first MLB player in the history of the league to have a hit statistic of 5-5 (5 hits with 5 at-bats in one game) with three home runs and two doubles.

Amateur career

High school

Bryant attended Bonanza High School in Las Vegas , Nevada , where he played baseball for the school team, holding a batting average of .418, a slugging percentage of .958 (SLG), and 103 hits and 47 home runs over the 4 years .

He was also named one of USA Today's Top Young High School Players during that time. The Toronto Blue Jays selected Bryant in the 18th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, but he declined to sign and chose to play for the college team baseball at the University of San Diego .

college

While playing for the University of San Diego college team, he had a batting average of .365, an OBP of .482, and a slugging percentage of .599, nine home runs, and was honored again for his talent in 2011 .

Personal

Bryant has had a long and close friendship with the MLB players Bryce Harper and Joey Gallo. All three grew up in Las Vegas and started playing baseball together at the age of nine.

In May 2015, Bryant and Harper met for the first time in the American professional league when the Chicago Cubs played against the Washington Nationals at Wrigley Field .

His father, Mike Bryant, played in the minor leagues for the Boston Red Sox . He also owned his own business, but gave it up to get the opportunity to train his son.

Web links

Commons : Kris Bryant  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Player information and statistics from MLB  or  ESPN  or  Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  The Baseball Cube  or  Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jesse Rogers: Cubs to promote 3B Kris Bryant, 23, for major league debut . ESPN.com . April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
2. ↑ Gabe Lacques: Cubs will call up Kris Bryant on Friday . USA TODAY . April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
3. ^ Ray Brewer, All eyes on Bonanza slugger Kris Bryant, a likely first-round draft pick - Las Vegas Sun News . Lasvegassun.com. March 6, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Jim Halley, USA TODAY High School Sports: Kris Bryant's pro prospects have turned the corner at San Diego . Usatodayhss.com. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
5. ^ Ex-Bonanza star improves his baseball stock as collegian . Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
6. ↑ By North: LOCAL BRIEFS: USD's Bryant earns All-America honors . Utsandiego.com. June 8, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
7. ↑ Remember when? Harper, Bryant meet again . In: Major League Baseball . Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. ↑ Kirk Kenney: Bryant's potent power has USD revved . UTSanDiego.com. May 31, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
9. ↑ University of San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant likely top 10 pick in Draft | MLB.com: News . Mlb.mlb.com. May 13, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.