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The Royals selected the five-tool shortstop in the 2019 MLB Draft. He instantly became their top prospect and future franchise player
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Witt Jr. did everything he could to force himself on to the big league roster in 2021, including mashing a 484-foot homer in Spring Training
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Struggling at Double-A Northwest Arkansas, Witt Jr. broke out with a 3-homer game. Just over a month later, he would be promoted to Triple-A
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In his Major League debut, baseball’s top prospect ripped an eighth-inning double for the game-winning hit in an Opening Day win
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Witt Jr. teamed up with Salvador Perez to save a run in the 10th inning, setting up K.C.'s walk-off win. It was MLB’s Electric Play of the Week
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Witt Jr.'s first Major League homer came against the Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium. He golfed a changeup 417 feet off Dakota Hudson
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The Derek Jeter comps flooded in after Witt Jr. made an excellent play against the A’s. His five-tool talent flashed daily in his rookie season
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Witt Jr. became the 5th first-year player in MLB history and 5th player in Royals history to hit 20 homers and steal 20 bases in a season