Although he didn't come around to score in either instance, he still played a part in the Royals' comeback win over the Guardians. And in doing so, he made history as well.
Thursday marked Witt's third multi-stolen base game of the season. He also has three multi-home run games and six triples through 63 games this year, which combine to make quite the rare achievement., Witt is now one of just two players in the modern era to post those numbers in their first 70 games of a season. Willie Mays remains the fastest player to reach those three thresholds in MLB history, doing so in 47 games in 1958.
The Royals inked Witt to a seven-year, $149 million contract extension this past offseason, and he has more than lived up to it so far. The 23-year-old is batting .317 with 11 home runs, 46 RBI, 19 stolen bases, a .931 OPS and a 3.8 WAR. On top of that, Witt has appeared in all 63 games for the Royals this season, helping them post a 37-26 record thus far. The shortstop has missed just 16 games since making his MLB debut in 2022.Sam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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