{"id":2466651,"date":"2026-06-19T08:54:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466651"},"modified":"2026-06-19T08:54:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:54:34","slug":"bobby-witt-jr-exits-royals-game-with-knee-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/bobby-witt-jr-exits-royals-game-with-knee-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Bobby Witt Jr. exits Royals game with knee injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"90222440007\" title=\"These MLB stadium snacks are stealing home on social media\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/22\/USAT\/90222481007-trnd-viral-mlb-items-thumb.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>These MLB stadium snacks are stealing home on social media<\/p>\n<p>Major league baseball stadiums are stepping up to the plate with some seriously viral food and souvenir merch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/royals\/2026\/04\/22\/kansas-city-royals-stadium-plan-downtown-kc\/89733435007\/\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> shortstop <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/players\/bobby-witt-jr\/1169451\">Bobby Witt Jr.<\/a> left Thursday night&#8217;s game with right knee discomfort, the latest scare for a team that least afford to lose a franchise player.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Witt appeared to tweak the knee fielding an infield single in the fourth inning on July 18, landing awkwardly on his right leg. He stayed in for a few outs before exiting. It is the same knee that forced Witt out of a June 7 win over the <a target=\"_blank\" data-autotag=\"55b6a514-77ca-4a4d-b776-5f3788d1910c\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/minnesota-twins\/233\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Twins<\/a> with soreness, though he returned two days later and manager Matt Quatraro said there was nothing structurally hurt.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Depth behind Witt is thin<\/h2>\n<p>Maikel Garcia slid to shortstop when Witt exited in early June, but he left Tuesday night&#8217;s game and is now on the IL with lumbrical muscle strain on the top of his left hand. Utility man Tyler Tolbert is the only other Royal to play the spot with any regularity, though Josh Rojas has recently joined the Royals roster and can cover short. Neither approaches Witt&#8217;s production.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Witt is the Royals leader<\/h2>\n<p>Witt is the engine of the Royals&#8217; lineup and an American League MVP candidate. The 25-year-old is a two-time All-Star, two-time Gold Glove winner and the 2024 batting champion. He again leads the AL in stolen bases this season with 28 while hitting .294 with 10 home runs. Witt is signed long term on a deal that can keep him in Kansas City into the next decade.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2026\/06\/15\/mlb-power-rankings-brewers-misiorowski-miz-nl-standings\/90551376007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MLB power rankings: Brewers and The Miz rise after conquering Philly<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"89960576007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The timing stings for a club already buried. Kansas City entered Thursday at 30-45, last in the AL Central and 9.5 games out of first. They already have Vinnie Pasquantino, Jonathan India, James McArthur, Alec Marsh, Seth Lugo, Kyle Isbel, Carlos Estevez, Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic on the injured list.<\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-06-19 02:46:09.206884601 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-06-19 02:46:09.206884601 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/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 www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These MLB stadium snacks are stealing home on social media Major league baseball stadiums are stepping up to the plate with some seriously viral food and souvenir merch. 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