{"id":2304320,"date":"2026-02-28T01:57:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T01:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2304320"},"modified":"2026-02-28T01:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T01:57:54","slug":"did-royals-manager-just-reveal-bobby-witt-jr-s-wbc-lineup-placement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/did-royals-manager-just-reveal-bobby-witt-jr-s-wbc-lineup-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Royals\u2019 manager just reveal Bobby Witt Jr.\u2019s WBC lineup placement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-news-did-kansas-citys-manager-reveal-bobby-witt-jr-s-wbc-lineup-placement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Did Royals\u2019 manager just reveal Bobby Witt Jr.\u2019s WBC lineup placement?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Did Royals\u2019 manager just reveal Bobby Witt Jr.\u2019s WBC lineup placement?<\/a> appeared first on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/wild-video-shows-indiana-football-011010999.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>. Add ClutchPoints as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><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> infielder <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bobby-witt-jr-wins-american-065955723.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bobby Witt Jr. is one of the biggest rising stars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Bobby Witt Jr. is one of the biggest rising stars<\/a> in the sport. He is already considered a Top 3 shortstop and maybe the best in the game. He will be the starting shortstop for Team USA in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/world-baseball-classic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:World Baseball Classic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">World Baseball Classic<\/a> that starts in less than a week.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"bodyad-wrapper hidden\" id=\"sda-body\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-ads\" id=\"sda-bodysda\">\n<div class=\"responsive-sda\" id=\"_R_cebplh9anpfiv65bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_cebplh9anpfiv65bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_cebplh9anpfiv65bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Royals Manager Matt Quatraro has been putting Witt Jr. at the leadoff spot in spring training to prep him for the WBC. Quatraro believes that Team USA manager Mark DeRosa will have Witt. Jr at the leadoff spot in the WBC. Anne Rogers <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anne__rogers\/status\/2027463940251308379\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:shared Quatraro\u2019s plan;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">shared Quatraro\u2019s plan<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBobby Witt Jr. is hitting leadoff today. Manager Matt Quatraro said he\u2019s \u201cpretty sure\u201d Witt is going to hit leadoff for Team USA, so he wanted to let Witt get used to it before he leaves. Also gives the Royals an idea of what it could look like if they do it in the reg. season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shortstop can thrive as a leadoff hitter, but he is one of the best hitters in the game. He has the speed and is a threat on the base paths, but the Royals would benefit from him having runners on base when he hits. Jonathan India has proven to be a good leadoff hitter in the past, and Maikel Garcia has done it with the Royals as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Royals take on the Athletics at 12:05 on Friday. Witt Jr. is leading off with Garcia behind him. Salvador Perez, Isaac Collins, and Vinny Pasquantino follow. The Royals are currently 2-4-1 in ST play. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/royals-athletics-pitcher-trade-ahead-201808394.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals are Athletics recently made a trade;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Royals are Athletics recently made a trade<\/a> before spring training.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/royals-jac-caglianone-120-2-232218861.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals\u2019 Jac Caglianone\u2019s 120.2 MPH feat vs. Diamondbacks hints at huge season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Royals\u2019 Jac Caglianone\u2019s 120.2 MPH feat vs. Diamondbacks hints at huge season<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/royals-pitcher-suffers-oblique-strain-183826176.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals pitcher suffers oblique strain, severity still being determined;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Royals pitcher suffers oblique strain, severity still being determined<\/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>Did Royals\u2019 manager just reveal Bobby Witt Jr.\u2019s WBC lineup placement? appeared first on ClutchPoints. 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