Bryant homers in Giants debut to complete trifecta history originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Kris Bryant made it a trifecta.
His fellow former Cubs stars had set a high bar on new-team debuts over the past couple days.
The Cubs had traded away championship core members Bryant, Javy Báez and Anthony Rizzo in a spree of deadline moves. Then, Rizzo hit a home run in his first game with the Yankees on Friday. Báez homered in his first game with the Mets on Saturday.
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Bryant’s Giants debut was set for Sunday. In the third inning against the Astros, Bryant belted a solo shot to left for San Francisco’s first run of the game.
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According to Stats Perform, Rizzo, Báez and Bryant are the first trio in the modern era to leave one team and each homer in their debut with a different team the same season.
Three core players gone. Three days. Three debut homers.