Cubs News: Kris Bryant injury update |
The Chicago Cubs are off to a nice 2-1 start to start the season.
One reason is the play of third baseman Kris Bryant who hit his first homer of the regular season during the three-game set against the Pirates. During Sunday's game, Bryant rammed his knee into the third base brick/cement wall in the sixth inning, going after a foul ball down the left field line. He appeared to be in a little discomfort in the replays. Bryant spoke to the media following the game and said his knee is OK. "Yeah, I'm doing fine," he said. "Just spoke with Jed (Hoyer). I told him to put the padding a little higher. We'll see if I have any pull around here." Obviously, there needs to be a little more padding there if players' knees are occasionally going to be bumping the brick. That could have been a very bad situation for the Cubs but thankfully everything is fine. Bryant is hitting .333 with a homer, a double, three walks, and two RBIs through three games this season. Thinking back on the #Cubs' Kris Bryant banging his knee into the wall trying to catch a foul ball at Wrigley, and a question nags at me: Kris Bryant is on-pace for 162 walks this season. #Cubs Too early to declare this as Kris Bryant's bounce-back season? pic.twitter.com/ZLD1oDt4sR
What is the point of having padding on the wall, if you're going to leave it unprotected at knee-height?