Mike Bryant is not a shy man, quick to explain and defend the methods he’s employed in engineering a swing that has resulted in awards at every level of the game. But compliment his son’s humility in the face of a growing swell of accolades and the proud papa will tell you that’s just Kris being himself.
Being himself has landed Kris Bryant on billboards, murals, and the pages of fashion mags, even the coveted No. 1 card in the 2017 Topps baseball card series. And now he’s the feature of a Sports Illustrated cover story that paints him as nothing less than a real-life Prince Charming who’d be too good to be true if we weren’t seeing the story unfold before us.