Kris Bryant Hits 1st Major League Home Run
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Chicago Cubs/MLB(MILWAUKEE) — Chicago Cubs rookie third baseman Kris Bryant hit his first career major league home run in the third inning of the team’s 12-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
Bryant had gone 20 games and 73 to begin his major league career. It was the Cubs’ first three-run home run this season.
“Get the first one out of the way. Kind of been a while, but I did it,” Bryant said afterwards. “It was a cool feeling, but it would be nice to get a win out of it. It will still be a day I’ll remember.”
As Bryant rounded the bases, the entire Cubs team ran into the clubhouse so when he arrived back it was empty.
“It’s pretty funny that they all came in here [the clubhouse] and when I come back to the dugout nobody was in the dugout, so that was pretty funny,” Bryant said. “We had a good time with it. They were waiting by the door. It was kind of like a mosh pit, punching me and all that kind of stuff.”
The 20 games without a home run was the longest streak in Bryant’s collegiate or professional career.
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