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Hitting Report: How Kris Bryant became an MVP candidate

Kris Bryant cruised to the NL Rookie of the Year Award in 2015, winning it unanimously after hitting .275/.369/.488 with 26 homers and 99 RBIs in his age-23 season. It was a predictably great debut season for a player who dominated in college, was the No. 2 pick in the 2013 draft and tore his way through the minors as the best player at every level while he was there.

This season, Bryant has immediately gone from Rookie of the Year to even more impressive territory: the MVP discussion. He’s slashing .286/.379/.550 with 25 homers and 65 RBIs in 430 plate appearances.