Kansas City Royals Make A Major Blockbuster Trade For A Dynamic Running Back…
When Bobby Witt Jr. walked into Kellee Ransom’s second-grade classroom at Ingels Elementary School on Tuesday, students went from going through a normal school day to meeting a baseball superstar and one of their heroes.
Shy at first, the group of students quickly opened up when Ransom asked if any of them had questions for Witt.
His favorite color? Blue, of course, but also red for the Royals’ NFL neighbors, the Kansas City Chiefs. Witt’s favorite number? No. 7, obviously. Favorite Royals teammate? Witt said the entire clubhouse is “like a family to him,” but also mentioned how great it is to play with Salvador Perez every day.
Witt and the students shared their favorite books, too, because reading is the whole reason Witt was there on Tuesday.
As part of Royals Literacy League, Royals players have been paired up with classrooms around Kansas City as “Classroom Champions,” encouraging students to keep reading and learning, even with summer break right around the corner.
“It’s special,” Witt said. “You know, that was me as a little kid looking up to players and wanting to meet them. It’s just exciting to be able to come in and see them, hear from them, whether it’s about baseball or whatever and being able to promote literacy, too. That’s really important.
“I have this platform, and I want to use it as much as I can to give back. Because Kansas City is home to me now.”
