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KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 It\u2019s Major League Baseball\u2019s Players\u2019 Weekend<\/a><\/strong> this weekend (August 15-17), and the Kansas City Royals are taking full advantage of the opportunity<\/a><\/strong> to show off a little more style on the diamond.<\/p>\n In the field, players like shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and catcher Salvador Perez have already unveiled one of the bats they\u2019ll be using throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Witt Jr. went with a burger and fries-themed bat, likely a nod to his love for Whataburger, or \u201cWittaburger<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n MLB drops plan to start World Series early if both League Championship Series end by Game 5 <\/a><\/p>\n Perez chose a custom bat as well. His features and celebrates all five of his American League Gold Glove Awards.<\/p>\n First-baseman Vinnie Pasquantino got in on the fun, too. His bat features his nickname or mascot present at Kauffman Stadium, the \u201cPasquatch.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the more subtle but unique touches, though, will be on the pitching mound with left-hand rookie Noah Cameron set to make the start for KC.<\/p>\n Cameron, a St. Joseph, Missouri native, will wear cleats featuring Cameron\u2019s high school<\/strong><\/a>, Central High School. A 2018 graduate, Cameron was a multi-sport athlete and a three-time first-team All-Conference pitcher at Central.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n \u201cSome people love high school, some people hate it,\u201d Cameron told MLB.com\u2019s Anne Rogers.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I loved all the sports, all the practices. Kept me busy. I still have best friends from high school that I hang out with all the time. Those are my roots. I feel so connected to Central, and I think I always will. And it helped pave the way for all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n 2024 marked the first MLB Players\u2019 Weekend since the 2019 season, and the Royals brought some creative bats and cleats then, too. For example, Bobby Witt Jr.\u2019s Pablo Sanchez bat, from the video game \u201cBackyard Baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n Deal or no deal: Royals, Aspiria owner say \u2018no deal\u2019 as loan payment deadline passes <\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Royals will face off with the Chicago White Sox for the first game of a must-win three-game series Friday evening at 7:10 p.m. As of Friday afternoon, the Royals are still a game under .500 (60-61) and four games out of an AL Wild Card spot.<\/p>\n To learn more about MLB Players\u2019 Weekend, click here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/i><\/p>\n