Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant paired up with Red Bull to prank the Mesa Community College baseball team by posing as a European transfer student ready to poach at-bats from the Thunderbirds.
Thunderbirds coach Tony Cirelli told his players that "Roy Nabryt" ("Roy" for Bryant's NL Rookie of the Year honor in 2015 and "Nabryt" as an anagram of "Bryant") was a "big donkey with crazy power."
Though a few Thunderbirds were understandably displeased with the thought of losing their starting spot, Cirelli had prepared a response: "If he gets us to Oklahoma [for the College World Series] and we win another ring, no one's going to be complaining."
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Arizona Republic
Publication Date:
Monday, March 21, 2016