Kris Bryant got the best of many top pitchers last season, but it took a Cubs Hall of Famer to totally punk him.
Greg Maddux disguised himself as a bearded, scraggly TV sound man for a Red Bull commercial and zipped a few pitches by the unsuspecting National League MVP while hurling some zingers at him too.
"This sound guy has got a good curveball. What is this?" Bryant said after taking one of Maddux’s pitches. "He’s pretty good."
The prank was set up by Red Bull, one of Bryant’s sponsors. The company revealed on its website that Bryant "was under the impression he was going through a basic workout routine prior to leaving for spring training. Red Bull cameras chronicled the action as he hit in the batting cage and then on the main field at the College of Southern Nevada.
Greg Maddux pranks Kris Bryant
Cubs star Kris Bryant gets set up for batting practice failure by one of his sponsors, Red Bull. (YouTube)
Cubs star Kris Bryant gets set up for batting practice failure by one of his sponsors, Red Bull. (YouTube)
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"Little did he know that the sound guy with the boom stick, long hair, mustache and goatee was none other than Maddux, a four-time Cy Young Award winner and fellow Las Vegas comrade."
Maddux came on the mound when the practice pitcher suddenly got a call to "run study hall" on campus.
"I seriously doubted you," Bryant said to the former ace in disguise. "I need to get one over the fence."
Maddux let Bryant in on the gag when he asked the Cubs third baseman to autograph his bat for "Greg Maddux." Bryant smiled and threw up his hand. "See? See? I told you," he laughed to the crew.
It’s only fair, seeing as how Bryant pranked a community college team last year by posing as a transfer student. And before that, he posed as a Lyft driver in Chicago. You can watch both those videos below.
Kris Bryant ‘transfers’ to Mesa Community College baseball team
Kris Bryant ‘transfers’ to Mesa Community College baseball team.
Kris Bryant ‘transfers’ to Mesa Community College baseball team.
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Kris Bryant goes undercover as a Lyft driver.
Kris Bryant goes undercover as a Lyft driver.
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