Bobby Witt Jr. had a cool gesture for one of his teammates on Saturday.
The Kansas City Royals came back from down 8-2 to beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-9. They won the game on a hit to deep center by Samad Taylor, which scored a walk-off run from third.
Taylor was making his MLB debut, so his first career hit was an extra special one as it went for the walk-off win. Witt Jr. recognized the importance of the ball and raced out to center field to grab the ball for his teammate amid the celebration.
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Witt talked after the game about recovering Taylor’s ball. He said it was “special” to see Taylor’s performance.
“I first dumped the water on him, and then, I just kind of saw the ball out there. … I might as well go get it. I was afraid someone was going to grab it and throw it in the stands,” Witt said.
That’s some heads-up baseball from Witt.
Witt went 2-for-5 with 4 RBIs in the game. Taylor had a nice game beyond just the walk-off hit. He went 1-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored, and the big RBI to win the game.
Taylor was batting .304 with 34 stolen bases at Triple-A this season, so he could be up for good now that he’s been called up.
