Overview

• Witt crushed a 449-foot, two-run shot to center off Cole Winn in the eighth inning, sealing a 5-2 win over the Rangers.
• At 25 years and 66 days, he became the youngest player in Royals history to reach 100 home runs, surpassing Carlos Beltrán’s pace.
• He is the fourth MLB player to log 100 homers and 100 steals within his first four seasons, joining Julio Rodríguez, Darryl Strawberry and Bobby Bonds.
• Kansas City moved to within 2.5 games of an American League wild-card berth with its fifth consecutive victory.
• Vinnie Pasquantino and trade-deadline addition Mike Yastrzemski also homered, while Witt’s season line reached .291 with 18 homers, 69 RBIs and 32 steals.