Bobby Witt Jr.

Okay, I'll just say it: Bobby Witt Jr. is one of the most fun players in baseball to watch right now, and I don't think it's close. The kid came out of Colleyville, Texas as the second overall pick in 2019 and somehow lived up to all of it, which almost never happens. What gets me is that he's a true five-tool shortstop in an era when most guys specialize. He can rake, he can pick it at short, and he runs like he's late for something. That 2024 season, with the All-Star nod, the Gold Glove, and the Silver Slugger, felt like the whole league finally clocking what Royals fans already knew. He plays with this loose, electric joy, and honestly, I just like rooting for him.

Name (English)

Bobby Witt Jr.

Name (Japanese)

ボビー・ウィット・ジュニア

Reading

ぼびー・うぃっと・じゅにあ

Born

June 14, 2000 (age 26)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

Origin

Colleyville, Texas, United States

Occupation

baseball player

High school

Colleyville Heritage High School

Awards & achievements

• 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star
• 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award
• 2024 Silver Slugger Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bwitter15/
• Xhttps://x.com/BwittJr
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Witt%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64009042

Tags

• Texas
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.