Jessica Delp is the wife of Colorado Rockies third baseman Kris Bryant, and the two share one of baseball’s genuine high school sweetheart stories.
Jessica and Kris met and began dating during their freshman year at Bonanza High School in Las Vegas when they were just 14 years old.
They have remained together ever since, through college, the minor leagues, a World Series championship, and now three children.
Beyond her role as an MLB wife, Jessica built her own academic foundation by earning a psychology degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and has remained a constant source of support throughout Kris’s career.
Table of Contents
Jessica Delp Biography
She was born on March 4, 1992, in Las Vegas, Nevada, to David and Yoko Delp. Her mother, Yoko, is of Japanese heritage, and Jessica has described herself as being of mixed ethnicity.
She has two siblings: an older brother, Tomo Delp, who played college baseball at the College of Southern Nevada alongside future MLB star Bryce Harper before continuing his career at the University of Maryland, and a sister, Joyce Delp, who played softball at Towson University.
Jessica Delp attended Bonanza High School in Las Vegas, where she was a multisport athlete, playing both basketball and softball while maintaining a place on the school’s honor roll.
She graduated from Bonanza in 2010, the same year as Kris. She then attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), choosing to stay close to home rather than follow Kris to San Diego, and graduated in 2014 with a degree in psychology.
Kris Bryant’s Wife
Jessica Delp and Kris Bryant began dating during their first year at Bonanza High School in Las Vegas when they were both 14 years old.
After graduating together in 2010, they attended different colleges, with Kris heading to the University of San Diego to play baseball while Jessica remained in Las Vegas at UNLV.
Despite the distance, they maintained their relationship throughout college. Kris proposed to Jessica on December 24, 2015, and the couple married on January 7, 2017, in their hometown of Las Vegas.
The wedding was attended by many of Kris’s Chicago Cubs teammates, including Anthony Rizzo, as well as fellow MLB star and Las Vegas native Bryce Harper, who grew up playing against Kris in local youth baseball.
Jessica and Kris Bryant announced they were expecting their first child in November 2019 and welcomed their son, Kyler Lee Bryant, on April 7, 2020, during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kris has spoken publicly about how central fatherhood became to his identity, saying during a Spring Training interview around that time that being a dad was what he felt he was truly put on Earth to do.
The couple’s family grew again in July 2022 when Jessica gave birth to twins, bringing their family to three children.
Jessica has continued to share family moments on social media, including regular appearances by their children at Kris’s games.
Career
Jessica Delp is best known publicly through her connection to Kris Bryant, and she maintains an active presence on social media, where she shares family life, travel, and personal updates with her followers.
Her psychology degree from UNLV is her primary confirmed professional credential, though no detailed public information exists regarding a specific career path she has pursued using that degree.
Meanwhile, her husband, Kris Bryant, played college baseball at the University of San Diego, where he won the Golden Spikes Award as the nation’s top collegiate player before being selected second overall by the Chicago Cubs in the 2013 MLB Draft.
Bryant made his MLB debut in 2015 and was named the National League Rookie of the Year after hitting .275 with 26 home runs and 99 RBIs.
His breakout season came in 2016, when he hit .292 with 39 home runs and 102 RBIs, won the National League MVP Award, and helped lead the Cubs to their first World Series championship in 108 years. During his time with the Cubs, he was selected to four All-Star teams.
Bryant was traded to the San Francisco Giants in 2021, and before the 2022 season, he signed a seven-year, $182 million contract with the Colorado Rockies.