Bobby

Witt Jr.

The Alvarez versus Caminero debate was a scorching and divisive one for most of the summer, but Houston’s middle-of-the-order force seemingly did enough to hold off Tampa Bay’s rising superstar. Alvarez led the majors in batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage, slashing .316/.432/.601 with 105 runs scored, a career-high 42 home runs and 106 RBI across 158 games. Caminero topped the 40-home run mark for the second consecutive season, leading the Rays to a remarkable 98-win season and another AL East division title.

Abreu has won all three years since becoming Boston’s right fielder. The other AL Gold Glove winners were P Tanner Bibee, C Dillon Dingler, 1B Christian Walker, 2B Cole Young, SS Taylor Walls, LF Cody Bellinger and UT Ezequiel Duran. The win by Walls snaps Bobby Witt Jr.'s two-year streak at shortstop.

Stepping up to the plate with this game knotted at two runs apiece in the fifth inning, Witt launched a three-run home run on a first-pitch sinker from Michael Soroka that was practically on a tee. It was just his 18th home run of the season and brought him to only 54 RBI in what’s been a disappointing year in terms of counting stats, but he’s approaching 40 stolen bases and has accumulated the second-most fWAR in baseball – only behind Pete Crow-Armstrong – despite missing almost 20 games with back and knee injuries.

Witt’s home run was his 17th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Jameson Taillon in the first inning. Witt hadn’t hit a home run since August 20 against the Athletics, a span of 12 games. He’s hitting .283 with an .812 OPS and 51 RBI.

The 26-year-old superstar got the scoring started in the home half of the first inning, crushing a 3-2 fastball from Gage Jump for a 402-foot (104.3-mph EV) solo shot. He also started a rally with a one-out single in the third and scored on a two-run single off the bat of Isaac Collins. Witt was then walked intentionally in the fourth and raced around to score on an RBI single by Salvador Perez. He’s having another exceptional season at the plate, slashing .286/.362/.463 with 16 homers, 48 RBI, 71 runs scored and 33 stolen bases in 486 plate appearances.

Witt’s home run was his 15th of the season. He hit a two-run shot off Mason Barnett in the second inning. Witt has now homered in back-to-back games after he had previously not hit a home run since July 9 against the Mets, a span of 17 games. Witt’s stolen base was his 33rd of the season. He’s hitting .286 with an .820 OPS and 46 RBI.

Witt Jr. took Ryan Johnson deep in the fifth inning to extend the Royals’ lead to 2-0. The 26-year-old has disappointed in his power production in 2026, but this puts the star shortstop up to 14 homers with 43 RBI with 37 games to go.

Assuming the game isn’t eaten up by the lockout, Bobby Witt Jr. will roam the cornfields of Iowa on August 12, 2027. The game, played in Iowa, was picked up by Netflix this year and has become an interesting showcase over the past few seasons.

Witt knocked a base hit in the fourth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Salvador Perez. He later knocked another single in the eighth and scored his second run to tie the game. The 26-year-old star shortstop is hitting .283/.355/.446 with 13 homers, 60 runs scored, 42 RBI, and 32 steals across 448 plate appearances.

Witt singled in the opening inning, but never advanced past first base. He then singled with two outs in the third, swiped second and scored on Jac Caglianone’s two-run single. The 26-year-old superstar also led off the sixth inning with a double and scored on an RBI knock by Salvador Perez. With his three-hit night, Witt is now hitting .286/.356/.457 with 13 homers, 41 RBI and 31 stolen bases on the season.