KANSAS CITY -- Tuesday night was another history-making game for Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.

After drawing a walk in the first inning against Tigers starter Casey Mize, Witt swiped his 30th base of the season, giving him his second 30-homer, 30-stolen base season of his career -- and making him the first shortstop in MLB history to record multiple 30-30 seasons.

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Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor is not far behind becoming the second in history, needing three more bags to achieve the feat.

Only six shortstops have ever recorded a 30-30 season in MLB history.

Witt became the first Royal ever to record a 30-30 season in 2023 when he hit 30 home runs and swiped 49 bags. And he’s just the eighth player to record back-to-back 30-30 seasons, joining Ryan Braun (2011-12), Alfonso Soriano (‘05-06 and ‘02-03), Vladimir Guerrero Sr. (‘01-02), Barry Bonds (1995-97), Ron Gant (‘90-91), Bobby Bonds (‘77-78) and Willie Mays (‘56-57).

Witt has taken his play to the next level in ‘24 as the Royals seek their first postseason berth since winning the 2015 World Series. The 24-year-old entered Tuesday night slashing .332/.384/.600 after a multi-hit night on Monday in which he launched a grand slam for his 32nd home run of the year and recorded an infield single for his Majors-leading 200th hit of the year, marking the ninth 200-hit season in franchise history.

Witt’s 200 hits are the most by a primary shortstop (played at least 50% of games there) since Derek Jeter led the Majors with 216 hits in 2012. Witt entered Tuesday leading baseball in hits, average and runs (122), attempting to become the fifth player since 1900 to lead the Majors in all three categories, according to the Elias Sports Bureau (Nap Lajoie, Ty Cobb, Stan Musial and Rod Carew are the others).