Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. Offers Positive Injury Update After Getting Beaned by Fastball

The superstar shortstop appears to have avoided serious injury after an HBP in spring training on Wednesday.

Bobby Witt Jr. took a fastball to the forearm on Wednesday / Kansas City Royal

The Kansas City Royals suffered a big scare on Wednesday afternoon. In a spring training contest with the Seattle Mariners, superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. got drilled by a 96-mph fastball on the arm. Witt was in clear pain after the HBP and left the game, telling manager Matt Quatraro that he initially lost feeling in his fingers but that it was beginning to return.

The team took Witt out anyway so he could go get precautionary X-rays. Here's the play:

Manager Matt Quatraro said Bobby Witt Jr. “said initially that he just lost feeling in his fingers, but he said it was coming back. They’re going to get an X-ray just to make sure.”

Video courtesy of Royals videographer Mick Larson. pic.twitter.com/NDVki3KjGu

— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) March 12, 2025

A few hours later Witt and the Royals offered relief in the form of a positive injury update. KC announced Witt's X-rays were negative and he had not suffered a fracture. Witt followed that up with a social media message containing two emojis— the thumbs up and the prayer hands.

👍🙏 https://t.co/a6TtYIsTNU

— Bobby Witt Jr (@BwittJr) March 13, 2025

A big break for the reigning MLB batting champion.

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