Baseball
See MVP Kris Bryant get pranked by a living legend
Hall of Famer Greg Maddux catches the MLB star off guard. Find out how it all went down.
Former Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves star Greg Maddux was known during a distinguished pitching career as “Mad Dog” and “The Professor”.
He can now add a new nickname to his resume: “The Sound Guy”.
In a gag sure to be heard around the baseball world – and coming off the 2016 Prank of the Year when Kris Bryanttricked a community college team into thinking he was a hotshot transfer – the tables were comically turned on Bryant this time around.
The star was under the impression he was going through a basic workout routine prior to leaving for spring training. Red Bull cameras chronicled the action as he hit in the batting cage and then on the main field at the College of Southern Nevada.
Little did he know that the sound guy with the boom stick, long hair, moustache and goatee was none other than Maddux, a four-time Cy Young Award winner and fellow Las Vegas comrade.
Hair and makeup work for Greg Maddux's prank
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Greg Maddux can still throw heat
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Kris Bryant has no idea he's getting pranked
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Greg Maddux reveals his identity to Kris Bryant
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For reference, here are a few more credentials of the "Sound Guy":
• Eighth on the all-time career wins list with 355
• First pitcher in MLB history to win the Cy Young Award four consecutive years
• Eight-time All-Star
• Pitched in five World Series and won the 1995 championship
• Won four ERA crowns
• Only pitcher in MLB history to win at least 15 games for 17-straight seasons
• Won more games during the 1990s than any other pitcher
• 18-time Gold Glove winner, a record, including five with the Cubs
Maddux is now an assistant baseball coach for UNLV, where he serves as the pitching coach. His son, Chase, is a sophomore pitcher for the Rebels.
“As a coach, I enjoyed listening to Kris talk about how he prepares for a game,” Maddux said. “Pitchers always want to hear hitters talk, so it was nice to see his routine.”
