Bleacher Report · Feb 24, 2019
Cubs Star Kris Bryant 'Motivated' by Criticism, Trade Requests by Twitter Users
If Kris Bryant gets back to his MVP form in 2019, Chicago Cubs fans can thank Twitter for their third baseman's resurgence.
After hitting a home run in his first spring training game on Saturday, Bryant explained how criticism during the offseason is serving as a motivating factor.
"Definitely, a little bit," Bryant said, via ESPN.com's Jesse Rogers. "But, boy, it was great. When you're not playing, you have a whole lot of time to just sit there and either go through a Twitter rabbit hole and start seeing things about yourself, or seeing things about 'trade him' and this and that. And I'm like, 'All right, I'm motivated. Keep 'em coming. Bring it.'"