If there’s anything more frustrating to Kris Bryant than going 0-for-4 and making an error in the field, it might be having to constantly address various rumors regarding his feelings about Chicago and the Cubs. As easy as it might be to say that he should just not pay attention to those things, something he’s done to an extent by deleting Twitter from his phone, the superstar third baseman remains very much aware of how people view him.
That goes for his performance on the field in addition to reports of his desire to hit it big in free agency, which can have him second-guessing himself.