Kansas City Royals rookie Bobby Witt Jr. came into the big-league club with as much hype as any prospect in recent years. But after a slow start, Witt went into Wednesday on an 11-game hitting streak in which he’s batting .342 over that span.
On top of that, the wait for his first Major League home run came to an end. The problem: Retrieving that baseball was more difficult than it should have been.
Witt put Kansas City on the board against the Cardinals with a solo home run in the second inning on Tuesday. The ball bounced back onto the field, which should have made matters simple for Witt. Cardinals outfielder Harrison Bader had other ideas.
