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The Kansas City Royals have defied expectations and positioned themselves as legitimate playoff contenders. With a rising superstar in Bobby Witt Jr., a reliable starting pitching staff, and a team identity centered around speed and defense reminiscent of their 2015 World Series championship squad, optimism is high in Kansas City. However, despite these strengths, one […]

Kansas City Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. exited Wednesday’s spring training game in Peoria, Arizona, after getting hit by a fastball in ht fifth inning of a contest versus the Seattle Mariners. However, it doesn’t seem that the infielder suffered a major injury, with Jeff Passan of ESPN reporting that Witt did not break […]

The Kansas City Royals reached the playoffs in 2024 for the first time in nine years. Led by third-year shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and veteran catcher Salvador Perez, the Royals swept the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Series before losing to the New York Yankees in the ALDS. Entering his 15th season in the […]

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge cruised to his second career AL MVP Award last season, winning the honor unanimously. The Bronx bomber led the majors in just about every meaningful offensive category in 2024 as he and one-year rental Juan Soto dragged New York to the World Series. But Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby […]

Spring training is officially here, so MLB’s regular season is just around the corner. The entire league is stacked with talent, especially when it comes to position players, and everyone will be looking to take down the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers after their massive offseason spending spree. So, who are the 50 […]

Shortstop continues to be one of the most competitive positions in MLB, as young stars like Bobby Witt Jr., Gunnar Henderson and Elly De La Cruz inject a new and powerful dose of enthusiasm into their respective fan bases. Veterans Corey Seager, Francisco Lindor and Carlos Correa are still doing their part to elevate the […]

Undoubtedly, Mike Trout is one of the greatest players to ever step on a baseball field. Yet, despite his extraordinary individual accomplishments, the Los Angeles Angels have consistently failed to build a contending team around him. With Trout now 33 years old, battling injury concerns, and the Angels mired in mediocrity, it’s time to consider […]

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge has won the 2024 American League MVP Award. It is the second MVP for Judge, who won the award via a unanimous vote. Judge learned of his MVP win on MLB Network and took some time to discuss the honor. “Not really,” Judge responded when asked if winning the […]

The Kansas City Royals’ implausible season is officially over. Following a franchise-worst 106 losses in 2023 and a number of obstacles this year, the Crowns clinched their first playoff berth since 2015 and swept the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Wild Card Series. They did not have enough firepower versus the New York Yankees, […]

The Kansas City Royals have made their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees more competitive than many people thought they could, but they still have plenty of work to do. On Wednesday night, the Royals got themselves in position to take a 2-1 series lead, but a Giancarlo Stanton home run in […]

In Kansas City, the Chiefs are the big dog in town — and for good reason. With Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid at the helm, the Chiefs have won three Super Bowls in the last five years and have a chance to become the first team to ever three-peat in the NFL. So it’s no […]

The New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals are going to square off in a surprising David vs. Goliath matchup in the ALDS. Both are led by superstar position players who could possibly finish in the top two spots in the AL MVP race. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was one of the bets hitters […]

The Kansas City Royals were one of the big surprises in Major League Baseball during the regular season. Few expected this team to approach the .500 mark because the Royals were a disastrous 56-106 in 2022, and manager Matt Quatraro clearly had a lot of work to do with this team. However, the Royals were […]

The Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees will begin the American League Division Series on Saturday. Bobby Witt Jr and the Royals swept the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card Series to set up the matchup. Kansas City’s shortstop spoke to reporters on Friday and said he is looking to another shortstop for some […]

The Kansas City Royals advanced to the ALDS with a 2-1 win on Game 2 of the Wild Card series against the Baltimore Orioles, completing a two-game sweep, and superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. made a declaration about his team after the game. “This group is special,” Bobby Witt Jr. said, via Jeff Passan of […]

The Kansas City Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Wednesday to sweep the Wild Card Series and advance to the ALDS. The Royals took Game One 1-0 behind six scoreless innings from starting pitcher Cole Ragans and a sixth inning RBI single from All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. On Wednesday Witt Jr. once again […]

On Opening Day, the Kansas City Royals had a 13% chance to make the 2024 MLB postseason, according to FanGraphs. Fast-forward to today and the Royals are about to open their American League Wild Card series against the Orioles in Baltimore. The surprising season, of course, was no accident. Bobby Witt Jr. has had a […]

Bobby Witt Jr. refused to share the spotlight. On the night when Seattle Mariners’ star center fielder Julio Rodriguez joined him as the only players to start their careers with three straight 20/20 seasons, Witt Jr. grabbed the headlines right back with a sensational catch to help the Kansas City Royals hold on to a […]

The Seattle Mariners blew out the Houston Astros 8-1 on Wednesday. The Astros have already locked up the American League West and were playing without DH Yordan Alvarez, who was ruled out for the remainder of the regular season with a knee injury. The Mariners on the other hand, are clinging to hopes of securing […]

The MLB history books have been forced to start a new page in a new category after Bobby Witt Jr. swiped another bag against the Detroit Tigers. Witt Jr. became the first-ever shortstop with multiple 30 home runs and 30 steals in a season from a shortstop. Thankfully for the injury-riddled Kansas City Royals, the […]

Kansas City Royals superstar Bobby Witt Jr. added to his MVP case on Monday night with an impressive performance against the Detroit Tigers. Witt powered the Royals’ offense with a grand slam and five RBIs, though he narrowly missed adding more with the bases loaded late in the game. In the seventh inning, Witt and […]

Rafael Devers continues to be one of the best players in the entire MLB. The Boston Red Sox’s best hitter, Devers is currently slashing .292/.373/.578 — with his current on-base and slugging percentage being career-bests. No professional athlete becomes this good in their field without loving the sport so much, which is why Devers also […]

Kansas City Royals’ God-king Bobby Witt Jr. is having a season for the ages. The superstar shortstop had 44 hits and batted .489 in July, giving Witt Jr. the most hits and highest batting average in a single month since Lou Gehrig in 1930 when the Iron Horse had 55 hits and a .495 average […]

Led by their superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., the Kansas City Royals are one of the biggest surprises in all of baseball this season. After finishing last season with a 56-106 record in 2023, the Royals have a 60-49 record and are currently in position to make the postseason, tied for the second American League […]

All sports records will eventually be replicated or broken. On Wednesday, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals proved this idea correct during their 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. After another multi-hit game, Bobby Witt Jr. became the first player since Lou Gehrig to notch over 40 hits and […]

Bobby Witt Jr. came to the rescue for the Kansas City Royals Monday night. His go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning against the Chicago White Sox on the road led the Royals to a thrilling come-from-behind 8-5 victory. Also, it added to the woes of the White Sox, who just hit a new low […]

Bobby Witt Jr. is emerging as one of the best players in MLB. The Kansas City Royals star shortstop has played well throughout the 2024 season and was on the verge of hitting for the cycle on Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. All he needed was a single to complete the historic feat, but […]

Kansas City Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. had a night during Monday’s series-opener at home against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks. Witt led the Royals to a 10-4 victory over the D’backs, as he went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, while also coming just a single away from completing a cycle. Of course, fans took notice […]

The 2024 Home Run Derby featured a dramatic final round between Los Angeles Dodgers’ slugger Teoscar Hernandez and star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. of the Kansas City Royals. The tension slowly built during Witt Jr.’s final swings of the evening as he closed the distance in the competition but ultimately fell one home run short […]

Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. gave fans a performance to remember at the 2024 Home Run Derby, becoming the first player ever from his franchise to make it out of the opening round and making it to the final stage on a tear. Unfortunately for him, he came up just short, losing to […]

For the first time ever, a Los Angeles Dodgers player has won the MLB Home Run Derby, with Teoscar Hernandez topping the field in the 2024 edition of the event in Arlington, Texas. Hernandez defeated Kansas City Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. in the finals of the Derby by just a foot, with the […]

As if making his first MLB All-Star appearance close to home wasn’t enough, Bobby Witt Jr. will participate in the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas next week. The Kansas City Royals star shortstop announced his involvement in the competition on social media Monday afternoon, a day after he was named an American […]

These are the marquee names you’ve been waiting for. Your franchise cornerstones. It’s another installment of our MLB positional rankings and today, we’re dealing with perhaps the most important position of them all: shortstop. Not only are these the players that tend to steal the headlines, but in 2024, shortstops are an eclectic, multifaceted, hard-to-rank […]

For many, it does not feel like it’s already been nine years since the Kansas City Royals won the World Series. It has not flown by for their fans, though. A championship and back-to-back American League Pennants alleviate the annual disappointment that has accompanied the franchise since 2015, but this city is anxious to exit […]

The 2024 MLB regular season is right around the corner. In the American League, the MVP race is wide open after Shohei Ohtani ran away with the award in 2023. With Ohtani now in the National League, who is set to win the award in 2024? Of course, superstars such as Aaron Judge, Yordan Alvarez, […]

The Kansas City Royals recently agreed to a contract extension with Bobby Witt Jr. that will keep the superstar shortstop in Kansas City for the next decade and possibly longer. This deal is worth a minimum of more than $288 million, with a potential value of $377 million if the club option years are exercised. […]

The Kansas City Royals have recently secured themselves the services of one of the brightest young stars in the big leagues for a long time, with the franchise signing shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to an 11-year extension deal worth $288.77 million. The breakdown details of Witt’s new contract are also now known, via MLB insider […]

The Kansas City Royals made a major investment in their future when they signed Bobby Witt Jr to a historic contract extension. With Witt now locked in as the face of the franchise for the foreseeable future, the star shortstop is excited to craft his legacy with the Royals. Kansas City signed Witt to an […]

The Kansas City Royals and star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. have agreed to a massive 11-year, $288 million extension, making him the highest-paid player in Royals history. Witt Jr. expressed his gratitude to the Royals on social media on Monday, saying “I am incredibly grateful to the Sherman family and the Royals front office for […]