Bobby Witt Jr. is turning heads at Spring Training for the Kansas City Royals, and it’s easy to see why. On Monday, he quite literally turned heads all the way around.
Witt blasted a 484-foot home run during the Royals’ 10-3 win over the Oakland A’s in the spring on Monday. The monstrous shot came in the fourth inning with a runner on and sailed over the grass hill and onto the concourse.
484 feet!
Is there anything else we really need to say about this blast from Bobby Witt Jr.? pic.twitter.com/LKo2m617kc
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) March 8, 2021
That’s quite a blast by Witt, who was the No. 2 overall pick by Kansas City in the 2019 draft. He is the son of former longtime MLB pitcher Bobby Witt, who spent 16 years in the bigs, including 11 with the Texas Rangers.
Witt Jr. is only 20 years old. He batted .262 playing rookie ball for 37 games during 2019. He seems poised for a breakout year this season.
