3B Kris Bryant was 2-for-4 with a triple and his 70th career home run, a solo shot in the first inning. It was his third career game with both a home run and three-base hit. He's batting .333 (20-for-60) with five homers and 14 RBIs in 15 career games against Philadelphia.

3B Kris Bryant extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a solo homer in Sunday's game against the Red Sox. Bryant blasted an 0-1 fastball from LHP Eduardo Rodriguez an estimated 410 feet into the seats in left-center in the fifth. It was his fourth homer of the year and he joined Nate Schierholtz (2) as the only two Cubs players with multiple homers at Fenway.

3B Kris Bryant, whose dad was drafted by and played two years in the Red Sox farm system, hit the longest Fenway home run of the season -- 449 feet -- in the first inning and pointed up into the stands, at his parents, as he crossed the plate. Bryant also made a nifty play to turn a soft liner into an unassisted double play in the fourth inning, but struck out his last two times up. He is 11-for-28 on the current road trip and has a nine-game hitting streak.

3B Kris Bryant hit a towering shot off the left-field scoreboard for his first home run of the season Saturday against the Pirates. Only six home runs have dented Wrigley Field s left-field scoreboard since it was unveiled in 2015, and four of those six blasts belong to Bryant. Last season, Bryant hit 39 home runs.

3B Kris Bryant was 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI and drove in the game's first run with a two-out two-base hit in the third inning. He has reached base in 12 of 21 plate appearances over his last four games.

3B Kris Bryant recorded his second three-hit day in a row Sunday in the Cubs' 7-4 victory at Milwaukee. Bryant reached in all four of his plate appearances, singling three times and drawing a walk in the seventh. After starting the season 0-for-13 at the plate, he went 7-for-12 in the three games against the Brewers.

3B Kris Bryant has broken out of his season-opening slump. After snapping an 0-for-14 skid Friday with a base hit, Bryant recorded three Saturday while driving in three runs in Chicago's 11-6 victory at Milwaukee. He batted .340 with five doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs in Cactus League play but went hitless in his first three regular season contests.

3B Kris Bryant had his first hit of the season on Friday with a two-out single in the fifth inning off Milwaukee's Jimmy Nelson. Including a first-inning flyout, Bryant had been 0-for-14 since the season started, the longest hitless streak to open a year by a reigning MVP since Ryne Sandberg went 0-for-13 in 1985.

--3B Kris Bryant went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts, finishing a fruitless first series offensively which saw him go 0-for-13 with six strikeouts. But Bryant did draw a walk in the seventh inning and eventually scored Chicago's final run. Facing Milwaukee pitching this weekend in a good home-run park should get Bryant on track for another big season, as he faces Jimmy Nelson Friday night.

3B Kris Bryant added an NL Most Valuable Player award to his 2015 Rookie of the Year honors. In 2016, he became only the fourth Cubs player with at least 120 runs, 35 doubles, 39 homers and 100 RBIs in a season. The 39 homers were third in the NL and the most by a Cub since Derrek Lee clubbed 46 in 2005. Bryant's versatility extended to the field, where he played five different positions.

The World Series champion Chicago Cubs return their core but didn't rest on any laurels as they open a new season with a title to defend for the first time since 1909.Chicago not only has the ingredients for a second straight 100-plus victory season and National League Central title but enough to possibly make it back-to-back World Series appearances for the first time the opening decade of the 20th century.These 21st century Cubs start with the reigning NL Most Valuable Player (third baseman Kris Bryant), a World Series MVP (second baseman-outfielder Ben Zobrist) and not one but three Cy-Young caliber starting pitchers and four hurlers with 15 wins or more.Chicago also had one of baseball's best defensive groups with five Gold Glove finalists, a plus-282 run differential that was by far the best in the majors, and was tough to beat at home, going 57-24 at Wrigley Field for a franchise record for wins there.While the Cubs rate the early edge, manager Joe Maddon recognizes the road back... [More]

The Chicago Cubs signed 2016 National League MVP Kris Bryant to a $1.05 million, one-year deal, making him the highest-paid player in a second year of service time in major league history.The third baseman's deal reported Thursday night breaks the previous record set by Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout, who re-signed with his team for $1 million in 2014. FanRag Sports first reported Bryant's new contract and it was later confirmed by multiple media outlets.The 25-year-old Bryant was rewarded after hitting .292 with 39 home runs and 102 RBIs in only his second season, helping the Cubs win their first World Series in 108 years.Bryant was set to make to $652,000 this season and he won't be eligible for arbitration until the 2018 season. MLB players can become eligible for free agency after their sixth year of service time.Bryant has played two full major league seasons, but he has not officially hit second-year service eligibility because of the controversial delay by the Cubs on his initial call-up as a rookie in 2015.The Cubs gained an extra year of service out of Bryant before he can become a free agent when they kept him in the minors for 11 days before his debut on April 17, 2015.Bryant unanimously won the 2015 NL Rookie of the Year award in his first season after he hit .275 with 26 homers and 99 RBIs.

3B Kris Bryant followed up a 2015 Rookie of the Year campaign with production that ranked among NL leaders in home runs (third, 39), runs (first, 121), RBIs (sixth, 102), on-base percentage (ninth, .385), slugging (fourth, .554) and WAR (first, 8.2).

CHICAGO -- The 2016 World Series champions are favorites to do it again in 2017.The Chicago Cubs, who captured their first title since 1908 in a roller coaster seven-game World Series victory over the Cleveland Indians, are also in a good spot to remain contenders for the foreseeable future.Cubs fans who endured numerous losing seasons, several near-misses and a perceived curse on their team were finally rewarded.However, manager Joe Maddon was never one to also shoulder that century-plus burden. From the start, he embraced the present."I love tradition, I think tradition is worth time mentally, and tradition is worth being upheld," he said during the World Series, "but curses and superstitions are not. So it's really great for our entire Cub-dom to get beyond that moment and continue to move forward, because now based on the young players we have in this organization, we have an opportunity to be good for a long time, and without any constraints, without any of the negative dialogue."This... [More]

3B Kris Bryant homered in Game 5 and Game 6, becoming the first Cubs player to homer in consecutive games in a single World Series. He went 1-for-4 with a walk and scored two runs in Game 7, finishing the series with a .269 average.

3B Kris Bryant homered in Game 5 and Game 6, becoming the first Cubs player to homer in consecutive games in a single World Series.

3B Kris Bryant had four of the Cubs' 13 hits in Game 6 of the World Series, including a solo home run in the first inning. He homered for the second consecutive game. Bryant said the Cubs, who are attempting to become the sixth team in history to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series, are feeling confident going into Game 7. "When we were down 3-1, it was take it a game at a time and try to get to Game 7, and we got there," he said.

3B Kris Bryant homered and stole a base in Sunday's game, becoming the third player age 24 or younger to do so in a World Series game. He joined Mickey Mantle (1956) and Jose Canseco (1998). He was also the first Cubs third baseman to hit a home run in the World Series.

David Ortiz added another trophy to his collection Wednesday as the retired Boston Red Sox designated hitter was named the winner of the 2016 Hank Aaron Award as the best the hitter in the American League.Ortiz was presented with the award before Game 2 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. The award is decided by fans and a panel of Hall of Famers that includes Roberto Alomar, Johnny Bench, Craig Biggio, Ken Griffey Jr., Eddie Murray and Robin Yount.Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant received the award for being the National League's top hitter."I congratulate David Ortiz and Kris Bryant on earning the 2016 Hank Aaron Awards," commissioner Rob Manfred said. "David created an extraordinary legacy with the Red Sox. Fans will never forget his consistent excellence at the plate and his performances on the game's greatest stages."Ortiz concluded a 20-year career in Boston's Game 3 loss to Cleveland on Oct. 10. In his final season, he batted .315 with 38 home runs and... [More]

3B Kris Bryant recorded his 10th career postseason extra-base hit, extending his club record. Bryant was 2-for-5 with a run driven in against the Dodgers in Game 5. Bryant has been one of the Cubs' most consistent hitter in the playoffs, batting .316 with three doubles and two RBIs in the NLCS.