Nov. 09--It's his offseason, but Kris Bryant just hit another home run -- and saved a fan $850 in the process.
Mike Kennedy, 37, a sports memorabilia collector in Las Vegas, was interested in buying a Bryant game-used bat on eBay but wanted to make sure it was legit. So he sent Bryant, 22, the Cubs' top prospect who hit 43 homers in the minors last season, a message on Twitter asking him to verify it.
Bryant tweeted back that he didn't need to buy one and he would send him a bat. Kennedy thought he was kidding and told Bryant it was expensive. "I wouldn't expect you to do that but I appreciate it," Kennedy wrote.
When Bryant, a Las Vegas native, found out the price, he offered to send Kennedy a bat instead.
"850 bucks?! That's ridiculous! I'll send one to you. DM me your address!" Bryant tweeted.
As you can see from the photo, Bryant delivered on his promise -- and then some: He signed it with a personal message. Kennedy said he received the bat Thursday.
"Even now that I have the bat in hand, it's still hard to believe Kris did that," Kennedy wrote the Tribune in an email Saturday. "I'm really overwhelmed by his generosity. I think it just really shows (he's) a great guy and what class and character he has."
@mk9577 you don't need to buy it! What do you want? I'll send it to you!
-- Kris Bryant (@KrisBryant_23) October 31, 2014
@mk9577 850 bucks?! That's ridiculous! I'll send one to you. DM me your address!
-- Kris Bryant (@KrisBryant_23) October 31, 2014
I cannot thank @KrisBryant_23 enough for this bat! So blown away. Just made me a @cubs fan!! Thank you thank you pic.twitter.com/WQLXvRiMO2
-- Mike in Vegas (@mk9577) November 6, 2014
