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He may have gotten off to a slow start this season, but Bobby Witt Jr., the No. 7 prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, had a great night at the plate Wednesday. The 20-year-old shortstop went 3-for-5 with his first Double-A home run to help the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, the Royals Double-A affiliate, beat Tulsa, 9-2 at Arvest Ballpark.
Witt, whom the Royals selected second overall in 2019, led off the bottom of the third inning with a solo homer to right field off Tulsa right-hander Michael Grove. Since there was no Minor League season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is Witt s first taste of professional baseball outside of the Arizona Rookie League and work at Kansas City s alternate training site last year. All things considered, homering in his seventh game isn t too bad.
February 12th, 2021
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KANSAS CITY, MO (February 12, 2021) – The Kansas City Royals are excited to announce that their Player Development Licenses (PDLs) have been signed by Omaha (AAA), Northwest Arkansas (AA), Quad Cities (A+) and Columbia, SC (A) to make up the club’s minor league affiliates for the 2021 season.
“The Kansas City Royals are proud to formally announce that we have partnered with four great organizations,” Royals Vice President/Assistant GM-Player Performance
J.J. Picollo said. “We are excited to continue our long-standing relationships with the Omaha Storm Chasers and Northwest Arkansas Naturals, who have been phenomenal to work with over the years and we are equally excited to have two new partners, the Quad Cities River Bandits and the Columbia Fireflies. We have been engaged with Major League Baseball and the Commissioner’s Office throughout this process and have been working hard to partner with great people, great cities and g