Images: Kris Bryant's college and minor league years
See images from the college and minor league years in the promising career of Cubs' 2013 first-round draft pick Kris Bryant.
Chicago Cubs' first-round draft pick Kris Bryant listens to other players during batting practice before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, July 12 2013, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs' first-round draft pick Kris Bryant, right, takes fielding practice at third during batting practice as third baseman Luis Valbuena watches before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, July 12 2013, in Chicago.
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In this April 16, 2013 file photo, San Diego third baseman Kris Bryant makes the throw to first after fielding a ground ball during a college baseball game against UC-Santa Barbara in San Diego. The Houston Astros have the top pick in the Major League Baseball draft for the second straight year, with the team considering several players to take No. 1, including San Diego's Bryant.
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In this Feb. 21, 2014 file photo, Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant prepares to take batting practice during spring training baseball practice in Mesa, Ariz. Bryant, 22, is a big-time prospect.
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Chicago Cubs' first-round draft pick, third baseman Kris Bryant adjusts his ball cap during a news conference where he was introduced to the media before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, July 12 2013, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant signs autographs for fans prior to a spring training baseball game against against the San Diego Padres Monday, March 16, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz.
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In this April 16, 2013, file photo, San Diego's Kris Bryant bats during an NCAA college baseball game against Santa Barbara in San Diego. Bryant has been honored with the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball's player of the year. Bryant led the nation with 31 home runs, the most by any Division I player in a decade.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant bats against the Los Angeles Angels during spring training baseball exhibition game in Mesa, Ariz., on Thursday, March 26, 2015.
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This is a 2015 photo of Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant. This image reflects the Cubs active roster as of Monday, March 2, 2015, when the photo was taken.
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Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein, right, poses with first-round draft pick, third baseman Kris Bryant during a news conference before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, July 12 2013, in Chicago.
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In this Aug. 12, 2014 photo, Mike Bryant poses in an indoor batting cage at his home in Las Vegas. Mike Bryant taught his son Kris Bryant, a top prospect of the Chicago Cubs, and Joey Gallo, a top prospect for the Texas Rangers, how to hit while they were growing up in Las Vegas.
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