Failure has never been an option for Kris Bryant.
“That goes all the way back to elementary school and not wanting to get a B on any test,” he said. “I got almost straight A’s in high school and when I got one B, I felt like a complete failure.”
So imagine Bryant’s angst over losing nearly an entire season after signing a seven-year, $182 million contract with the Rockies — the biggest free-agent deal for a position player in franchise history.
The left fielder felt that he let his teammates, the franchise and the fans down.