⚾️ The Royals scored 20 runs in a game for the fourth time, and the first time since 2004.
⚾️ The 19-run win is the second-largest in Royals history. They beat Detroit 26-5 in 2004.
Bobby Witt Jr. is the sixth Royal with two RBI in an #AllStarGame!
⚾️ 2025 Bobby Witt Jr.
⚾️ 2016 Eric Hosmer
⚾️ 2016 Salvador Perez
⚾️ 1989 Bo Jackson
⚾️ 1978 George Brett
⚾️ 1973 Cookie Rojas
Maikel Garcia is the fourth Royal with a stolen base in the #AllStarGame, first since @BoJackson in 1989.
⚾️ 2024 Maikel Garcia
⚾️ 1989 Bo Jackson
⚾️ 1978 George Brett
⚾️ 1973 Amos Otis
What would it look like if Bobby Witt Jr. was the best player in MLB in 2024?
@MarkASimonSays addresses Witt's strengths and weaknesses to see how Witt could go from a 4/5-WAR player to an 8-10 WAR player
https://t.co/pbre0FQjfs
San Francisco and Kansas City playing for a championship.
One of the teams hasn't won a title in exactly 29 years.
The other team is one win away from its third title in five years, cementing itself as a dynasty.
But enough about the 2014 World Series.
New podcast episode w/ Royals SS Bobby Witt Jr.!
He talked about slowing the game down, how he mentally resets in the field + reviewed his best defensive plays of 2023.
Then @bobby_scales & @MarkASimonSays decoded what he said
🎧⬇️ #WelcomeToTheCity
https://t.co/j8y07k27DZ
Some numbers for Cole "Blooded" Ragans:
53 K's - 2nd-most in any month by a #Royals pitcher
53 K's - 3rd-most by a #Royals pitcher in ANY 6-start span
36.6% K rate - best in any month by a #Royals starter
1.73 ERA in 7 starts with #Royals
Bobby is now 1 of 7 players 23 or younger in AL/NL history with a 25-HR, 35-SB season.
Bobby Bonds (1969)
Cesar Cedeño (1973 & 1974)
Alex Rodriguez (1998)
Hanley Ramirez (2007)
Mike Trout (2012)
Ronald Acuña Jr. (2019)
Bobby Witt Jr. (2023)
Most RBI by a @Royals player in a (non-overlapping) 16 game span of a season:
30- Bo Jackson (1990)
26- Dean Palmer (1998)
26- Raul Ibanez (1998)
26- Mike Moustakas ('15)
25- Bobby Witt Jr. (2023)
25- John Mayberry ('72)
25- Amos Otis ('78)
25- Hal McRae ('82)
25- Jeff King ('97)
Salvy now has 242 career home runs.
He is tied with Dodgers' legend Roy Campanella for 4th-most among primary catchers with a single team.
Salvy only trails Johnny Bench (389), Yogi Berra (358) and Jorge Posada (275).