{"id":2449191,"date":"2026-06-07T23:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2449191"},"modified":"2026-06-07T23:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T23:02:54","slug":"royals-bobby-witt-jr-exits-with-right-knee-injury-at-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-bobby-witt-jr-exits-with-right-knee-injury-at-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals\u2019 Bobby Witt Jr. exits with right knee injury at Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left Sunday\u2019s 6-5 victory<\/a> over the Minnesota Twins with right knee soreness.<\/p>\n

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Witt was replaced in the bottom of the seventh inning.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNothing acute,\u201d Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of the injury. \u201cNo onset. Just kind of usage. You know, it feels like it got progressively worse during the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Witt finished 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He endured a few long at-bats in his four plate appearances. In the third inning, Witt had a nine-pitch sequence against Twins starter Connor Prielipp that resulted in a strikeout.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe only thing he said was that long at-bat, which was in the third I believe, he started to feel it more because it\u2019s his right knee,\u201d Quatraro said. \u201cAs he loaded and kept taking swing after swing, he started to feel it more at that point.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Witt has appeared in every game. He currently leads all players with a 3.8 WAR<\/a> according to Baseball Reference.<\/p>\n

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This season, Witt owns a .280 batting average with 73 hits, nine homers and 27 RBIs. He also owns an .810 OPS (on-base plus slugging).<\/p>\n

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The Royals took a cautious approach with the injury. The club hopes Witt will be ready to go Tuesday night against the Texas Rangers at Kauffman Stadium.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWith the off day tomorrow, we feel good about him getting the rest and hopefully being ready for Tuesday,\u201d Quatraro said. \u201cBut we don\u2019t think it\u2019s anything structural.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Royals are a little banged up offensively. KC duo Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone also didn\u2019t play in Sunday\u2019s finale.<\/p>\n

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Perez is nursing a sore right thumb. He was hit by a wild pitch Friday night and missed the last two games. The Royals are optimistic he can play Tuesday as he waits for the swelling to dissipate.<\/p>\n

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Caglianone ran into the right-field wall Friday. He attempted to catch a foul ball off the bat of Twins utilityman Austin Martin.<\/p>\n

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In Saturday\u2019s game, Caglianone left early with right shoulder soreness.<\/p>\n

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He felt better Sunday as the Royals continued to evaluate him. The club didn\u2019t use him off the bench, and he could be back in the lineup on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Jaylon Thompson covers the Royals for The Kansas City Star. He previously covered the 2021 World Series and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Jaylon is a proud alumnus of the University of Georgia.<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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