page_title: Kris Bryant
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: Kris Bryant / Awards
caption_attribution_description: Kris Bryant, Hank Aaron, Rob Manfred and David Ortiz during the Aaron Award ceremony.
context_page_description: Kristopher Lee Bryant is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball. Prior to playing professionally, Bryant attended the University of San Diego, where he played college baseball for the Toreros.
  Bryant starred in baseball for Bonanza High School. In college, he was named an All-American in 2012 and 2013, and won the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award in 2013. The Cubs selected him with the second overall selection in the 2013 MLB draft and he quickly became one of the top prospects in baseball, winning the USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award and Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award in 2014.
  Bryant made his major league debut in 2015. He was named an MLB All-Star and won the National League's Rookie of the Year Award. He was again named an All-Star in 2016, won a World Series championship with the Cubs, and was named the NL's Most Valuable Player.
context_section_description: ABCA College Player of the Year (2013)
  Baseball America College Player of the Year Award (2013)
  Baseball America Major League Rookie of the Year (2015)
  Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year (2014)
  Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year (2013)
  2× College Baseball All-America Team (2012, 2013)
  Dick Howser Trophy (2013)
  Esurance MLB Award for Best Rookie (2015)
  Golden Spikes Award (2013)
  Joe Bauman Home Run Award (2014)
  3x MLB All-Star (2015, 2016, 2019)
  MLB Player of the Month (August 2016)
  3x MLB Rookie of the Month (May & August 2015)
  National League Hank Aaron Award (2016)
  National League Most Valuable Player (2016)
  National League Rookie of the Year (2015)
  Players Choice Award for NL Outstanding Rookie (2015)
  The Sporting News National League Rookie of the Year (2015)
  USA Today Minor League Player of the Year Award (2014)
  World Series champion (2016)
caption: Bryant (far left) and David Ortiz (far right) with Hank Aaron (center left) and commissioner Rob Manfred (center right) after receiving the 2016 Hank Aaron Award
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