Bobby Witt Jr. hit a two-run, estimated 449-foot home run off Texas reliever Cole Winn in the eighth inning of a 5-2 Royals victory, marking his 100th career homer. The homer helped Kansas City secure its fifth straight win and move within 2½ games of an AL wild-card spot. Witt reached the milestone at 26 years, 66 days, younger than Carlos Beltrán was when he hit 100 with the franchise. Witt joined an elite group with at least 100 homers and 100 steals through four seasons and became one of six shortstops in 95 years to hit 100 homers by age 25.
I want him up there every inning. I mean, you look at the lineup and you're trying to figure out, 'How many times can we get to the plate? How many guys can we keep on base for him when he does come to the plate?' I mean, that's an immense amount of pressure on a younger player to understand that's how everybody feels about him. But he has the physical ability, the makeup and the mental capacity to handle it.
The latest no-doubt shot, which came off Texas reliever Cole Winn and landed an estimated 449 feet to dead center field, made Witt only the fourth player with at least 100 homers and 100 stolen bases through his first four big league seasons. The others are Julio Rodríguez, Darryl Strawberry and Bobby Bonds -- some pretty select company. Witt also become one of six shortstops in the last 95 years to hit at least 100 homers through his age-25 seasons.
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