Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. departs after being struck on left forearm

By Canadian Press on March 12, 2025.

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has left a spring training game against Seattle after being hit on the left forearm by a pitch.

Witt immediately fell to the ground after he was struck by a 95 mph fastball thrown by Andrés Muñoz in the fifth inning on Wednesday. Witt walked to the dugout after being attended to by a trainer and tried to shake off the pain in the dugout before heading to the clubhouse.

The Royals said Witt will undergo further evaluation.

Witt was the runner-up to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge in the AL MVP race after hitting .332 with 32 homers and 109 RBIs in 161 games last year. He led the AL with 211 hits in his third big league season.

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