{"id":1973319,"date":"2025-08-21T23:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1973319"},"modified":"2025-08-21T23:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T23:04:33","slug":"royals-bobby-witt-jr-accomplishes-impressive-feat-with-stolen-base-vs-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-bobby-witt-jr-accomplishes-impressive-feat-with-stolen-base-vs-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. accomplishes impressive feat with stolen base vs. Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>The post <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-news-bobby-witt-jr-accomplishes-impressive-feat-with-stolen-base-vs-rangers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. accomplishes impressive feat with stolen base vs. Rangers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. accomplishes impressive feat with stolen base vs. Rangers<\/a> appeared first on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/nets-news-brooklyn-signs-chinese-120508676.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ClutchPoints;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">ClutchPoints<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite last night\u2019s loss, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Royals<\/a> are looking to capture a four-game set against the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Both teams are in playoff contention, as each team looks to clinch an AL Wild Card slot. In the seventh inning, they hold a slim 5-4 advantage over the visiting Rangers. As the Royals look to capture three of out four from Texas, star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. once again <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OptaSTATS\/status\/1958610413131850018\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:joined another elite MLB club,;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">joined another elite MLB club,<\/a> according to OptaSTATS on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBobby Witt Jr. had his 20th career multi-stolen base game today, in his 595th MLB game, after he hit his 100th home run Tuesday,\u201d posted the stats-focused page after Witt Jr.\u2019s feat. \u201cThe only other players in MLB history with 100 HR and 20 multi-SB games before their 600th career game are Eric Davis (459) and Hanley Ramirez (595).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In joining fellow All-Stars like Davis and Ramirez, it\u2019s clear <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/royals-bobby-witt-jr-makes-025814883.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:that Witt Jr. is blazing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">that Witt Jr. is blazing<\/a> a strong path for himself so far in his big-league career. If not for New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge\u2019s historic 2024 season, Witt Jr. would have likely won the AL MVP award. Once again, he\u2019s on a torrid offensive pace. With the Royals just two and a half games out of the final Wild Card spot, can they catch up to the Seattle Mariners?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><b>Bobby Witt Jr. joins elite club as Royals look to return to postseason<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ramirez and Davis are both former multi-time All-Stars, and each of them were diverse threats just <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/royals-bobby-witt-jr-enters-005103446.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:like Witt Jr. is now.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">like Witt Jr. is now.<\/a> However, it looks like the Royals shortstop could be on an even greater trajectory than both former stars. If he can lead Kansas City back to the playoffs once again, it\u2019s possible that Witt Jr.\u2019s legend will only grow.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>A win Wednesday could draw the Royals to within a game and a half of postseason baseball. The upcoming schedule does feature a few fellow postseason contenders, most notably division rivals in the Detroit Tigers (six games left, including this weekend) and Cleveland Guardians (a four-game set in Cleveland next month). If <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bobby-witt-jr-completes-unprecedented-045841131.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Witt Jr. continues this MVP-like;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Witt Jr. continues this MVP-like<\/a> output, there\u2019s certainly a good chance that Kansas City will return to October. From there, don\u2019t be surprised to see even more amazing acts from \u201cBobby Baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/royals-bobby-witt-jr-makes-025814883.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. makes career history with 449-foot home run vs. Rangers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. makes career history with 449-foot home run vs. Rangers<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. accomplishes impressive feat with stolen base vs. Rangers appeared first on ClutchPoints. Despite last night\u2019s loss, the Kansas City Royals are looking to capture a four-game set against the Texas Rangers on Thursday. Both teams are in playoff contention, as each team looks to clinch an AL Wild Card [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1973320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[350142,319690,91466,351768,313221,345193,351767,349969,43627,25866,311236,326780,307792,22091,351769],"class_list":["post-1973319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-aaron-judge","tag-bobby-witt","tag-bobby-witt-jr","tag-career-game","tag-cleveland-guardians","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-eric-davis","tag-hanley-ramirez","tag-kansas-city-royals","tag-mlb","tag-new-york-yankees","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-texas-rangers","tag-the-royals","tag-witt-jr"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Royals-Bobby-Witt-Jr-accomplishes-impressive-feat-with-stolen-base.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1973319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1973319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1973320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1973319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1973319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1973319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}