Kansas City Bobby Witt Jr. (24) wrapped up a brilliant 2024 season. 메이저놀이터
Bobby Witt Jr. recorded one hit, one run and one steal from four times at bat in the away game of the final 2024 Major League Baseball regular season against Atlanta on the 30th.
Bobby Witt Jr. finished the season with the best batting average of the two major leagues with a batting average of 332. He also topped the list with 211 hits. He had 32 homers and 31 steals this season, becoming the first shortstop to achieve the record of 30-30 for two consecutive years. He became the second batter to become the top of the league by achieving the record of 30-30 after Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox in 2018.
Bobby Witt Jr. scored 109 points with his RBI surpassing 100 for the first time since his debut, and his career-best score is also 125 points, ranking second in the league. The on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) also recorded 0.977, which is hard to compare with the previous season (0.814).
Kansas City made a huge leap forward thanks to Bobby Witt Jr., a third-year MLB player. After winning 4-2 on the day, the Kansas City Royals succeeded in advancing to the postseason for the first time in nine years with 86 wins and 76 losses.
Bobby Witt Jr., who was a shortstop who was burdened with defense and showed outstanding performance in offense and defense, contributed more than the number. Watchers say that he deserves to compete for MVP with Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who posted an amazing record of 58 home runs and 144 RBIs.
