Denver Sports Anchor Blasts ‘Bank Robber’ Kris Bryant For Making $182 Million Without Playing

Kris Bryant is straight up robbing the Colorado Rockies — at least according to one Denver sports anchor.

The four-time MLB All-Star signed a seven-year, $182-million contract with the Rockies before the 2022 season. In the two years since then, he has missed 239 of a possible 385 games.

So after news broke that Bryant is now making his seventh trip to the injured list, 9 News' Scotty Gange expressed his frustration with the situation.

"I tell ya, Kris Bryant is one of the greatest bank robbers of all time," Gange said. "You see, the Rockies’ first baseman is heading back on the injury list, will miss at least another week and a half. In two and a half seasons, he has missed 239 games. That’s about two out of every three. 

"And with his guaranteed contract, Bryant has earned $25 million in those games which he has not played. That is stealing. For those wondering, 25 million bucks would be the sixth-greatest heist in world history."

The 32-year-old has dealt with a number of unfortunate injuries over the past couple of seasons and is hitting only .186 through his first 24 games this year.

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"It’s been Kris’ hope to stay healthy and play — stay on the field," Rockies manager Bud Black said Wednesday, according to ESPN. "It’s been interrupted often. And there’s frustration because Kris wants to play. These different types of injuries have cropped up. I don’t have a crystal ball.

"But hopefully, this will resolve itself relatively quickly and get him back on the field, get him back on the active roster and, hopefully, get some momentum performance-wise, where we see the real Kris Bryant."

Kris Bryant is headed back to the IL.

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The real Kris Bryant, of course, being the one who was a rising star with the Chicago Cubs. He made four All-Star Games, won the Rookie of the Year and MVP awards in consecutive seasons and positioned himself for a massive contract once he hit free agency following the 2021 season — which he got.

Whether he'll earn that massive contract in Colorado is another story.