Bobby Witt Jr. set two MLB information with one stolen base Tuesday evening.
The Royals celebrity swiped his thirtieth bag of the season Tuesday towards the Tigers. That, mixed along with his 32 residence runs offers him a second-straight 30-30 season.
At 24 years and 95 days, Witt is the youngest participant in MLB historical past to gather a number of 30-30 seasons. He’s additionally the primary shortstop to have a number of 30-30 seasons.
In simply his third yr within the majors, Witt is on observe to be an MVP finalist after serving to the Royals get again into the playoff race. Getting into play Tuesday, Witt is on observe to win the batting title by hitting .332/.384/.600 with an MLB-leading 200 hits.
The Royals at 82-69 maintain the second AL wild-card spot and are poised to succeed in the playoffs for the primary time since profitable the World Sequence in 2015.
