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Top 10 Facts about Kris Bryant

Kristopher Lee Bryant is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.

However, he has previously played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants.

Prior to playing professionally, Bryant attended the University of San Diego where he played college baseball for the Toreros.

He made his debut in 2015 and he was named a Major League Baseball All-Star and won the National League’s Rookie of the Year Award. And in 2016 he was again named an All-Star and won a World Series championship with the Cubs and was named the NL’s Most Valuable Player.

So here are the top 10 facts about Kris Bryant.

1. He was born in Las Vegas Nevada

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Kristopher Lee Bryant was born on 4^th January 1992 in Las Vegas Nevada. His father’s name is Mike Bryant while his mother is Sue Bryant.

However, during his early years, he was trained by his father who had played minor-league baseball for the Red Sox organization.

His father owned a patio furniture store he sold it in order to get a job that permitted him to coach his son.

2. Bryant grew up with fellow Baseball players Bryce Harper and Joey Gallo

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Bryant and fellow baseball players Bryce Harper and Joey Gallo grew up as acquaintances in the Las Vegas area and began playing baseball with each other at the age of 9.

Bryant and Harper’s friendly competition was displayed in the May 2015 series against Washington Nationals at Wrigley when they greeted each other for the first time in the Major Leagues.

3. Kris Bryant attended Bonanza High School

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Bryant attended Bonanza High School in Las Vegas Nevada. Playing for the school’s varsity baseball team for four years he recorded a .418 batting average, a .958 slugging percentage, 103 hits, and 47 career home runs.

Moreover, USA Today named him to their All-USA baseball first team in 2010. The Toronto Blue Jays selected Bryant in the 18^th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.

He did not sign and enrolled at the University of San Diego to play college baseball for the San Diego Toreros baseball team.

4. He played for the United States Collegiate national team

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As a sophomore in 2012 at the University of San Diego Bryant batted a .366 with a .671 SLG, 14 home runs, and 57 RBIs.

He was again named first-team All-WCC and he was also named a first-team All- American by Baseball America.

However, that summer Bryant was selected by USA Baseball to play for the United States collegiate national team.

The United States national baseball team represents the United States in international-level baseball competitions. The team is currently ranked 5^th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.

5. Kris Bryant had the most Home runs hit by a College player

In the 2013 season as a junior Bryant hit 31 home runs to lead the nation and he had the most home runs hit by a college player since the NCAA switched to a Bat-Ball Coefficient of Restitution composite bat in 2011.

Bryant broke the previous record of 30 set by Georgia Sothern’s Victor Roache in 2011 and amounted to more home runs than 223 of 296 Division I teams hit that season.

He won the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy which are both awarded to the top collegiate player in the nation.

He was also named a Louisville Slugger First Team All-American the Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year and the American Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year.

6. In the 2013 Major League Baseball draft Bryant was considered to be one of the best players

In the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft Bryant was considered to be one of the best players available.

He was first picked by the Houston Astros though later he was selected by the Chicago Cubs.

He was regarded by many to be the safest pick as well as the best hitter in the draft. He signed a contract of $6.7 million with the Chicago Cubs.

7. He started his professional career with Boise Hawks

Bryant began his professional career with the Boise Hawks of the Class A-Short Season Northwest League where he batted .354 with four home runs.

He was promoted to the Daytona Cubs of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League on August 12.

However, he hit .333 with five home runs for Daytona. After the season he played in Arizona Fall League and he was named co-player of the week along with Mitch Haniger in the first week of the fall league season.

Furthermore, he was named the MVP of the Arizona Fall League after hitting .364, .457, and .727 with six home runs in 20 games.

8. Kris Bryant made his major league debut in 2015

Bryant made his major league debut in 2015. He was named an MLB All-Star and won the National League’s Rookie of the Year Award.

He was again named an All-Star in 2016 and won a World Series championship with the Cubs and was named the NL’s Most Valuable Player.

9. He began 2014 playing for the Tennesse Smokies

He began the year 2014 with the Double-A Tennessee Smokies. Along with winning the 2014 Southern League Home Run Derby, he took part in the All-Star game.

His performance again got him promoted to the Triple-A Iowa Club after he batted .355 with 22 home runs along with 58 RBI in 68 games.

He was named the USA Today Minor League Player of the Year at the end of the season. He also won the Joe Bauman Home Run Award and was named the NO.1 prospect in 2015 by Baseball America.

10. Bryant and Bryce Harper teamed up to help their hometown Las Vegas

In 2017 Bryant teamed up with Bryce Harper to help their hometown of Las Vegas in relief efforts assisting victims of a shooting at a music concert that left 58 people dead.

However, Bryant and Harper used their platform to encourage people to donate to help Las Vegas with relief from the shooting.

Furthermore, on Players Weekend in 2017 Bryant chose to wear three different cleats which promoted the Wings for Life Foundation a nonprofit organization that specializes in spinal cord research.

Bryant has been heavily involved in this organization ever since 2011 when a friend of his Cory Hahn was paralyzed while a freshman playing baseball at Arizona State.