Images: Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant is the 2015 National League Rookie of the Year
See Kris Bryant from his 2015 season with the Chicago Cubs. Bryant on Monday night was named Major League Baseball's National League Rookie of the Year, the club's first since catcher Geovany Soto in 2008. Other Cubs so honored through the years have included Kerry Wood, Jerome Walton, Ken Hubbs, and Billy Williams.
Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant signs autographs before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Chicago, Friday, April 17, 2015.
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Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant (17) watches his RBI-single against the New York Mets during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 14, 2015, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant (17) runs bases after hitting a two-run home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fifth inning of Game 3 in baseball's National League Division Series, Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant hits a two-run home run off New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom, Bryant's first home run in Wrigley Field, also scoring Dexter Fowler, during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, May 11, 2015, in Chicago. Also watching the play is catcher Kevin Plawecki.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant smiles as he signs autographs before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Chicago, Friday, April 17, 2015.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant, right, celebrates with Dexter Fowler after the pair scored on Bryant's two-run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, during the third inning of a baseball game Monday, June 22, 2015, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant drives watches his RBI double off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Francisco Liriano during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant loosens up during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Chicago, Friday, April 17, 2015.
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National League's Kris Bryant, of the Chicago Cubs, hits during the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 13, 2015, in Cincinnati.
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The August 31, 2015 edition of Sports Illustrated highlighted the 2015 Cubs as well as a Kris Bryant walkoff home run vs. the Cleveland Indians.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant celebrates his walk off home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, in Chicago. The Cubs beat the Indians 2-1.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant (17) rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2015, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant (17) watches his home run against the St. Louis Cardinals during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, left, and first baseman Anthony Rizzo (44) celebrate the Cubs' 7-4 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in the first baseball game of a doubleheader, Tuesday, July 7, 2015, in Chicago.
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Kris Bryant celebrates a home run with Jorge Soler as the Cubs beat the Cardinals 8-6 at Wrigley Field during the NLDS in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, left, and third baseman Kris Bryant celebrate the Cubs' 4-3 win over then New York Mets after a baseball game Monday, May 11, 2015, in Chicago.
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Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo, right, holds Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta as third baseman Kris Bryant, left joins in the celebration after they defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League wild card baseball game 4-0, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in Pittsburgh. The Cubs advance to play the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series.
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Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Francisco Cervelli, right, blocks the plate before tagging out Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant, who tried to score on a single by Chris Coghlan in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
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Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant, left, and Addison Russell (22) hang around the bat rack before the team's baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 21, 2015.
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