Nov. 17--One of Kris Bryant's signature home runs occurred against one of the majors' elite pitchers.
And what made that home run special to Bryant was not just the fact that he hit a curve off former National League Cy Young Award winning Clayton Kershaw, but that he drove the pitch over the wall in right field.
After winning the NL Rookie of the Year award, Bryant said he would like to get back to hitting to all fields and become less of a pull hitter.
"I felt I was pulling the ball too much," Bryant said Monday night during a conference call. "So I think this off-season I want to get back to that right center approach. Looking back on my minor league season (in 2014), I hit a lot of my home runs to right center and right field. That's something I definitely want to get back to. That's definitely where my power is.
"I took some big leaps forward as far as pulling the ball, and I look forward to using the field a lot more."
Bryant hit 43 home runs at Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa in 2014, and his home run off Kershaw -- a two-run shot -- was the first of two homers that led the Cubs to a 4-2 win on June 22.
