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Bobby Witt Jr. Crushes 100th Homer, Enters Rare 100–100 Club as Royals Close Wild-Card Gap

The 25-year-old set the franchise age record for the mark, underscoring his central role in Kansas City’s playoff chase.

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Overview

  • Bobby Witt Jr.’s milestone was a 449-foot, two-run shot to center off Texas reliever Cole Winn in the eighth inning of a 5-2 win.
  • He reached 100 career homers at 25 years and 66 days, becoming the youngest Royal to do so and surpassing Carlos Beltrán’s mark of 26 years and 108 days.
  • Witt became just the fourth MLB player with at least 100 homers and 100 steals in his first four seasons, joining Julio Rodríguez, Darryl Strawberry and Bobby Bonds.
  • Per OptaSTATS, he recorded his 20th career multi-stolen-base game in his 595th MLB game, a pre-600 benchmark previously achieved only by Eric Davis and Hanley Ramírez.
  • The Royals have won five straight to move within 2.5 games of an AL wild-card spot, with Witt batting .291 with 18 home runs, 69 RBIs and 32 steals this season.