Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt Sr. is one of those pitchers who makes you appreciate just how brutal and beautiful the "stuff over command" archetype can be — the guy had a fastball that made hitters genuinely uncomfortable, but the strike zone was more of a suggestion than a rule early in his career. Sixteen seasons across seven franchises tells you two things: he had enough talent to keep getting chances, and he was exactly the kind of project arm that every pitching coach in baseball wanted to crack. Born in Arlington, Virginia — spitting distance from D.C. — he eventually figured out enough to stick around through the late '80s and into the 2000s. His son Bobby Witt Jr. turning into a star for the Royals is maybe the most fitting legacy: the electric tools finally found the polish in the next generation.

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Name (English)

Bobby Witt

Name (Japanese)

ボビー・ウィット

Reading

ぼびー・うぃっと

Born

May 11, 1964 (age 62)

Origin

Arlington County, Virginia, United States

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

High school

Canton High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby%20Witt
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4935745

Tags

• Virginia
• baseball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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