The Latest Breaking News from Bobby Witt Jr

The losing streak reaches 8 as Kansas City Royals are in danger of 3rd straight sweep

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals couldn’t have asked for a better situation.

Tribune News Service · Jun 14, 2023

Matt Quatraro made a bold proclamation. Mike Mayers answered the call in a Royals win

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro made quite the pregame assertion. When asked his thoughts on Mike Mayers’ upcoming start, Quatraro quipped that a complete-game shutout would be the best-case scenario against the Detroit Tigers.

Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023

Bobby Witt Jr. Got Totally Bamboozled by a Flying Broken Bat

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Sports Illustrated · May 23, 2023

Kris Bubic unable to replicate last outing, as Braves take Game 2 vs. Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Braves fans also voice the “chop” chant, as the Royals were reminded on several occasions on Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Apr 16, 2023

Brady Singer’s final line in Royals' loss to Braves matched just 3 times in MLB history

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals starting pitcher Brady Singer struck out five in the first two innings of Friday night’s game against Atlanta at Kauffman Stadium.

Tribune News Service · Apr 15, 2023

Kansas City Royals whiff mightily (and often) as Rangers take series opener in Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Royals got off to nice start Monday, even catching a break in the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park. KC’s Bobby Witt Jr. opened the game with a single, stole second and came around to score on an error.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

Salvador Perez belts clutch 3-run homer as Royals beat Giants on wild pitch

SAN FRANCISCO — The Royals have found something that they like at Oracle Park in San Francisco. In front of a lively crowd of 35,126, Bobby Witt Jr. and Franmil Reyes connected on solo home runs, while Salvador Perez drilled a game-tying three-run shot with two out in the eighth.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2023

Change of scenery leads Royals to first road win of 2023

SAN FRANCISCO — Speaking in the dugout at Oracle Park ahead of the Royals’ first road game of 2023, interim manager Paul Hoover suggested a change of scenery might do a struggling Kansas City team well.

Tribune News Service · Apr 8, 2023

Here we go again: It’s April 6, and the Royals have already dug a hole

The umpires gathered near the third-base line, waiting for a replay to determine whether Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. had hooked a baseball on the fair side of the foul pole. And waiting to answer what became the most intriguing, coin-flip question of the opening home stand of the season.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023

Next Royals manager will enter a very different situation than Mike Matheny in 2019

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The next Kansas City Royals manager will inherit Mike Matheny’s job title, his office and even a large chunk of his coaching staff. Yet the situation the next skipper steps into will be vastly different, almost as if the same job appeared in an alternate reality.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022