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Bobby Witt Jr. Reaches 100 Homers as Royals Win 5-2, Pull Within 2.5 Games

A 449-foot shot off Cole Winn made him the youngest Royal to reach 100 homers, placing him in the four-season 100-homer/100-steal group.

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Overview

  • Witt’s two-run blast to dead center came in the eighth inning and capped a nine-pitch at-bat.
  • Kansas City notched its fifth straight win and seven victories in eight games to close to 2.5 games of an AL wild-card spot.
  • He became the fourth player with at least 100 homers and 100 steals in his first four MLB seasons, joining Julio Rodríguez, Darryl Strawberry and Bobby Bonds.
  • At 25 years, 66 days, he passed Carlos Beltrán as the youngest player in Royals history to reach 100 career home runs.
  • For 2025 he is batting .291 with 18 homers, 69 RBIs, a league-leading 38 doubles and 32 steals, underscoring his central role in the lineup.