Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. continues hot streak, hits .489 in July
Kansas City Royals Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. just recorded one of the best months by a Major League Baseball player in the history of the game.
Bobby Witt Jr finishes July with a .489 batting average (44-for-90). That is the 4th-highest batting average (min: 80 PA) in ANY month since 1931:
1. Todd Helton, May 2000: .512 2. Ivan Rodriguez, June 2004: .500 3. George Brett, July 1980: .494 4. Bobby Witt Jr, July 2024: .489 — Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli)
In 23 games, the 24-year-old had a .489 average, .520 on-base percentage, .833 slugging percentage with a 1.353 OPS.
He had 44 hits, scored 26 runs and had 22 RBIs. He had a hit in 22 of those 23 games with 13 multi-hit outings.
He also dazzled during the All-Star break, hitting 50 homers in the Home Run Derby.
Bobby Witt Jr. now has 6.8 bWAR. This is the 4th-best season by a Royals player since 1995:
1. Zack Greinke, 2009, 10.4 2. Alex Gordon, 2011, 7.3 3. Lorenzo Cain, 2015, 7.0 4. Witt, 2024, 6.8 Witt's 2024 is already better than any Carlos Beltran season with KC. It's July 31st. https://t.co/L6tAPlGa0u — Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli)
Kansas City is 60-49, a 26-win improvement over 2023 through 109 games, and holds an AL wild card.
