ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - MAY 11: Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals smiles during warm up before the game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 11, 2024 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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In case you needed confirmation, it’s time to pay attention to Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals. Off to the best start through 50 games since 1976, the Royals are celebrating every splash in the fountain and shuffling up the American League Central standings with 31 wins following the latest heroics by Witt.
He smacked two home runs, his sixth and seventh of 2024, and drove in six runs on Tuesday night in a 10-3 win over the Detroit Tigers to enter territory not many have touched. Those who have Cooperstown credentials. At the 50-game mark, the last time a player had 100 total bases, 15 stolen bases and 30 RBIs was Barry Bonds in 1992. Bonds won his second MVP award that season with 34 homers and 103 RBIs in his final campaign with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Royals pitcher Michael Wacha said it’s impossible not to watch the show Witt puts on each game.
“He’s an unreal player. He kind of almost does something every night that you haven’t seen on the baseball field,” Wacha said. Witt belted his first home run of Tuesday night into the upper deck fountains in left-center field at a distance of 468 feet. He said postgame he “didn’t watch it land, I just started running.” Only two other Royals have longer home runs in the history of Kauffman Stadium.
