RoyalsThursday, November 12
Bobby Witt Jr. is First Team All-MLB at shortstop for the third straight season
The KCtoday team
Missing baseball already? Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was named First Team All-MLB for the third consecutive season. His three selections are the most by a shortstop since the awards began in 2019, according to the Royals. "It feels great. This is an honor," Witt said when he received it.
Witt hit .281 with 18 home runs and 45 steals in 2026
- .281
- batting average in 143 games
- 18
- home runs
- 54
- RBIs
- 45
- stolen bases
Sources: KCTV, FOX4KC.com, KMBC
He's a finalist for the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove at shortstop, and he won both in 2024 and 2025. Another Silver Slugger would make him the first American League shortstop to win it three straight years since Derek Jeter won four in a row from 2006 through 2009. The Dodge City Daily Globe says he was named the Royals' Player of the Year for a fifth consecutive season.
- Also: 33 doubles, 94 runs scored and an .800 OPS
- Stolen bases: second in the American League
- Also an AL MVP finalist
- Voting: fans cast half, a panel of experts the other half
24Outs Above Average, best in the American League
Witt ranked third in the majors in the defensive metric, according to Baseball Savant.
Source: KCTV
Sources: KCTV, FOX4KC.com, KMBC, Dodge City Daily Globe