Bobby Witt Jr.

Bobby Witt Jr.
Witt with the Kansas City Royals in 2023
Kansas City Royals – No. 7
Shortstop
Born: (2000-06-14) June 14, 2000 (age 24)
Colleyville, Texas, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 7, 2022, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through 2024 season)
Batting average.288
Hits538
Home runs82
Runs batted in285
Stolen bases110
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing the  United States
World Baseball Classic
Silver medal – second place 2023 Miami Team
COPABE U-18 Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Panama Team

Robert Andrew Witt Jr. (born June 14, 2000) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected second overall by the Royals in the 2019 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2022. Witt was named to his first All-Star Game in 2024.

Witt is the only shortstop in MLB history to have achieved two 30–30 seasons (30 home runs and 30 stolen bases), having done so in 2023 and 2024.[1]

  1. ^ Rogers, Anne (September 17, 2024). "Witt makes history as 1st shortstop with two 30-30 seasons". MLB.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024.