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There’s nothing you can guarantee in sports and that is especially true when it comes to prospects in baseball. Yet, if there was ever a prospect that you could bet everything on to be great it was Kris Bryant.
Today, we celebrate the three-year anniversary of Bryant’s MLB debut with the Chicago Cubs by giving a shoutout to whoever yelled, “you suck,” in the fifth inning of his first MLB game.
I think most fans remember it like it was yesterday. James Shields was starting for the San Diego Padres was just a terrible matchup for Bryant, who finished the game 0-for-4, with three strikeouts.
The Cubs lost that game 5-4, and even though Bryant went hitless in his MLB debut, one fan gave us all something to remember. The last of Bryant’s three strikeouts came in the fifth inning, when the Cubs had already scored two runs to take a 4-2 lead and had runners at second and third with only one out.
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Bryant struck out and an on-field microphone clearly picked up a fan yelling, “you suck,” at the future 2015 National League Rookie of the Year, 2016 MVP and World Series champion.
Kris Bryant made his MLB debut with the #Cubs 3 years ago today at Wrigley Field.
Someone yelled, "you suck" at him in the 5th inning. pic.twitter.com/cRU4fkNntc
— Aldo Soto (@AldoSoto21) April 17, 2018
So yes, it’s a reminder that as much as we call out other fan bases like the Yankees, who booed Giancarlo Stanton in his home debut this year, there was a time that Kris freaking Bryant was booed in his very first game at Wrigley Field.
By the way, there is no doubt in my mind that the dude yelling not only has a signed Kris Bryant jersey, but most definitely has a Kris Bryant tattoo on him too.
