The Kansas City Royals lost 9-0 to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, continuing a late-season slide down the wild card standings. At 80-75, the Royals are just 0.5 games up on the Minnesota Twins for the second wild card spot.

Bobby Witt Jr., coming off a one-hit performance in his most recent game (1-for-3), will take the field for the Kansas City Royals versus Blake Snell and the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. First

The Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals when the All-Star swiped second base in the first inning of Tues

Bobby Witt Jr. stands alone in the Major League Baseball record books. The Kansas City Royals star became the first MLB shortstop to produce multiple 30-30 seasons in a career. Witt reached the milestone with a first-inning stolen base against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

In the first inning of his club's game against the Detroit Tigers ( DET-KC GameTracker ), Witt Jr. swiped his 30th base of the season. Those 30 stolen bases in tandem with his 32 homers give him a second straight 30-30 season. Now here's a list of all the primary shortstops who have authored 30-30 seasons, via the inestimable Sarah Langs :

Bobby Witt Jr. was hitless in his last game (0-for-2), but will have another crack at it when the Kansas City Royals square off versus Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday at 7:40 PM

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