Is Bobby Witt Jr. Better Suited For A Role Off The Kansas City Royals’s Bench?

Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. on Monday was just a single shy of the cycle during his team’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He credited one Royals fan for nearly predicting the cycle.

Witt already had three of the four components for the cycle through just four innings at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The superstar shortstop hit a triple in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, and hit a three-run homer in the 4th.

Despite needing just a single, Witt fell short of the feat over his next two at-bats. Witt got plunked in the sixth inning, which led to Royals fans showering Diamondbacks reliever Humberto Castellanos with boos. The Royals later slugger flew out during his last chance in the 8th.

Witt was still in great spirits after the Royals’ 10-4 win. During his postgame interview, he revealed that one fan behind home plate had told him to hit for the cycle during his very first at-bat.

“Some guy in the front row said to hit for the cycle [during] my first at-bat. I think that’s him right there,” Witt said, while pointing at the fan.

“First three at-bats, I’m like, ‘Dang, he needs to come to every game.’”