Cubs prospect and No. 2 pick Kris Bryant is already knocking on the door to the majors

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Kris Bryant put up monster numbers at the University of San Diego before being drafted No. 2 overall by the Cubs last June and now he’s destroying minor-league pitching while making a quick path to the big leagues.

Last season Bryant hit .354 with a 1.108 OPS at low Single-A and then .333 with a 1.106 OPS at high Single-A. He’s at Double-A right now as a 22-year-old and has hit .331 with 10 homers, nine doubles, and a 1.061 OPS in 36 games to lead the Southern League in homers, slugging percentage, and OPS.

Add it all up and Bryant has played 72 professional games while hitting .333 with 19 homers, 23 doubles, 31 walks, six steals, and a 1.070 OPS. It’s gonna be awfully tough for the Cubs to keep the slugging third baseman out of the majors this season and he hasn’t even been a pro for a full year yet.

Anthony Rendon fan interaction video looked into by MLB

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OAKLAND, Calif. – Major League Baseball is looking into a video circulating on social media that appears to show Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon grab a fan by the shirt through the bleacher guardrails after Thursday night’s game in Oakland, a league spokesperson said Friday.

Rendon looks to have grabbed the fan’s shirt near his chest through the bars of the railing and exchanged words with him before appearing to take a swipe at the bill of the man’s ballcap and walking into the tunnel.

Angels spokesman Adam Chodzko says the team has no comment. The Angels do not play Friday, but the club expects Rendon to address the video Saturday in the clubhouse before the game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland.

The video shows the fan, dressed in A’s colors, approach the railing as Rendon turns toward him from the tunnel walkway below. Rendon then appears to grab the man’s shirt and ask him what he just said, accusing the fan of calling him a derogatory term before swiping at his ballcap.

The A’s won the game 2-1.