VIDEO: Remembering Kris Bryant's First Career Walk-Off Home Run With Cubs That Absolutely Electrified Wrigley Field
By Thomas Carannante
With the 2020 MLB season on hold and situations surrounding just about every star player hanging in the balance, Chicago Cubs fans no longer have to worry about hearing Kris Bryant trade rumors. How about some more uplifting content during these tough times? Today is the anniversary of Bryant's MLB debut, so let's take a look back at his first career walk-off home run back in 2015 that blew the lid off Wrigley Field.
In honor of Kris Bryant's MLB debut 5 years ago to this day, let's take you back to a couple months later when he drilled this walk-off shot.
— Chief Cub (@ChiefCub) April 17, 2020
It was the Cubs first walk-off home run hit while the team was behind since Aramis Ramirez did it in 2007. pic.twitter.com/kSeQ5zf2oL
My goodness, do we miss baseball. The thrill of a walk-off home run is a rush we haven't felt in what seems like a decade.
That was one of Bryant's 26 home runs that season, which won him the NL Rookie of the Year. The Cubs also returned to the postseason in 2015 for the first time since 2008. While they were swept by the Mets in the NLCS, the Cubs won the World Series in 2016 behind more heroics from Bryant, whose baby face in this highlight is too much to handle. He's grown up so fast!
OTD in 2015 the Cubs called up Kris Bryant. Here’s a throwback to the biggest home run he ever hit. Basically he saved the 2016 season. pic.twitter.com/wA2S5AiG9V
— This Day in Chicago Sports (@ChiSportsDay) April 17, 2020
All we can do is watch old highlights and games and stay prepared and energized for when the 2020 season eventually starts.