The Royals did not appreciate Bobby Witt Jr. being hit by a pitch while going for the cycle.
Stepping to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning just a single away from the cycle in the Royals’ 10-4 win, Kansas City superstar Bobby Witt Jr. was hit on the hand with a 92-mph sinker on the first pitch of his at-bat in a 9-3 game, infuriating the home fans and veteran catcher Salvador Perez.
As Lovullo unloaded on the managers, which earned him an ejection, Perez screamed toward the manager. “What I said was: ‘If you think in your right mind that I was going to ask our team to hit the future of Major League Baseball, one of the best players in Major League Baseball, you’re crazy,’” Lovullo said, per MLB.com. “And you’ve lost control of this situation. And you got it wrong. That’s what I said to Jordan Baker, and I wanted Salvy to hear that. I wanted him to take it back to their dugout and make sure that he understood that that’s how I felt. And that’s how I feel about Bobby Witt Jr.
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