Bobby Witt Jr. Discusses Kansas City Royals, MLB All-Star 2025 Appearance | Full All-Star Interview

Good. How you doing? Yeah, you always saw it as him and just how hard he works and everything is uh something that kind of makes him who he is. And so I kind of hit with him a little bit in offseasons and stuff. And so just knowing his work ethic, knowing everything he does, just he wants to be win. He wants to be winner and he knew what he had in his tank, what he was able to do. And so that’s what makes him I think so special. And you knew that he’s like allar talent just what we saw with last year and this year. And so it’s pretty special. So when you look at a guy that make it more special. Yeah, 100%. Because it’s like we wish we still had him 100%. But it’s just one of those things where it’s just he got that new change of scenery and he was able to kind of just be himself and go out there and play. Yeah, a little bit. Yeah, this season. Yeah, in the offseason in the past in in uh Texas. Yeah, I know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Just his how hard of a worker he is. He’s always like that grinder. He just gets in there and gets after it. Yeah. I think it’s just he’s just getting more basket getting his chance and it’s just he’s he’s we know who he was then and just now just getting his opportunities. How would you describe? Yeah, he hit one the other day at Koffman that I haven’t seen a whole lot of balls go. So, it’s just one of those things where it’s like when he squares it up, it’s going to go far. So, it’s really special to see and just how talented he is and just the way the player he is. It’s really special. And then how’s your game been? Yeah, it’s been awesome. It’s been great. Um, just having him just that he’s that he’s that grinder. He’s that guy that’s lead off hitter, pencil in the lineup every day. and uh he uh he’s just he’s a great teammate, great guy both on and off the field and we’re honored to have him in Kansas City. Question. Thank you very much. Uh first one, sweet tea versus unsweet tea. Sweet tea. What’s one historic baseball moment you wish you could have seen in person? Um I think I would say since we’re here, uh Hank Aaron’s home run 715. Great answer. Uh the Braves and the Reds are playing playing at Bristol this year. If you could pick anywhere to play, where would you go? I think playing on like a beach or somewhere would be cool. Very fun. Let’s make it happen. What’s a word you always spell wrong? Um I don’t know. There is a couple of them. I don’t really know often. You know when you’re typing. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Uh the most elite dugout snack. Um Chinook seeds. What seeds? Chinook seeds. Okay. Sunflower seeds. Fun. A couple more. What’s a highlight of yours that you’ve seen the most times? Um, probably when I hit a walk-off Grand Slam. Very cool. Very understandable. First jersey you owned? Um, probably one of my dad’s Rangers jersey or something. Yeah, makes sense. And then, um, can you give a shout out to Vinnie Pasino? Yeah, shout out to Vinnie. Yeah, you could say anything to Vinnie. He’s probably playing, uh, NCAA football, so good luck on your games today. Amazing. Thank you. I just have three questions. The first one is if you could play catch with anybody ever. That’s a good one. I think Derek Jeter would be fun. Next one is uh single nastiest pitcher you’ve seen. Um there’s a lot of good pitchers out there. I don’t know. I can’t really single out one. So, but yeah. And then the last one I have is um what what’s like one kind of everyday simple task that you’re really bad you want to get better at? Uh closing my drawers all the way in my room. Too much. No, it’s just sometimes I just take whatever I need and I forget to close it. All right. Thanks so much. Congratulations. If you could take a big league out bat against any future former current who would be the easy answer would say my dad but uh I would say I think Pedro Martinez would be fun. Yeah. Okay. Um so I just been cross country to start working at John Media and I miss the food every single day back home in California. If you could take the boys to any restaurant in your hometown. Uh say Waterburg. Yeah. In Out and Out Water Burger. Water Burger is your Yeah. Oh yeah. 100%. Yeah, easily. No doubt. And last question. Who are you taking in the home run tonight? Oo, I don’t know. I’ve been debating. I got to go with for uh former teammate Brent Rooker just because I like it. You know, I think I feel like he’s a little bit of an underdog coming in tonight. So, I’m going to go with him. I got something else. Thank you. Hey, Bobby. What’s the best piece of memorabilia you have in your collection so far? Um, I just got a Tom Brady autographed jersey, so that’s maybe top. Is there anybody you want to jersey swap with during the Allar game? Uh, any guys really. And they’re all Allstars for a reason. So, yeah. At this point, how many autographs do you think you sign in a year? Probably over like 3,000 or No, way more than that. Yeah, 5,000ish. What’s the weirdest request you’ve gotten for an autograph? Like a arm or like a Yeah. body part? Yeah. Bobby, you face uh sh against Montana. What do you think about as a pitcher? Yeah, it’s just what he’s doing just hitting is crazy and then being able to kind of do both. So, just being able to finally put one I think that was the first time I put one in play against him or something. That’s what we were I was running by him and we were laughing. But yeah, uh just being able to do what he’s doing and just kind of staying healthy through it all. It’s really special. What is a good pitch? I think three is good. Yeah. I got I was getting ready. I got the first pitch. He threw me first pitch sweeper, able to get a base hit on it. But yeah, when he’s throwing 100 plus and then with the sweeper and the splitter and everything. So, he’s a tough pitcher. Uh I I said you what did you talk uh with him after first? Yeah, it was uh he was like, man, nice swing. And I was like, man, that’s the first ball I think I could play against you. So, we were laughing back and forth. You you could play against uh WBC. So, what kind of player. Yeah, it’s it’s a it’s a he’s an amazing player and just witnessing what happened uh a couple years ago with him closing out the game, it was like a it was like a movie uh just being able to be there and so it’s really cool. I’m excited for the the next one. Thank you very much. Thank you, Bobby. Pack four, top allar. All righty, let’s do it. Let’s do it. Let’s do it. We’ll take the fifth car. See who’s got the best card. The fifth one from the top. Oh yeah. One, two, three, four, five. Oh, I got a Russ. Okay, let’s see. Suzuki in there. Spencer Schwenbach was my home. Got a Yordon Alvarez. Is there any card that you remember getting that you were like, “Yes, hell yes.” Uh, it was a a bunch of Patrick Mahomes rookie cards and then a Tom Brady rookie card. That was like my my grail. That’s your holy grail. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Nice. Nice. Last question for you. Stranger on the desert island. What’s one ballpark food you would love to have on that island? Any park, any food from any park, man. You can take the vodka limeade. Yeah. From Kansas City. I would go with just just a good hot dog with ketchup, mustard, and relish. Okay. Yeah. From anywhere. Or maybe like a Finway Frank or something. Yeah. Okay. That’ll work. That’ll work. Awesome. All right. Two questions. Bob, besides baseball, what is something else you would be an allstar in? Um, man, I want to say football. That was my second sport, so maybe if I worked hard at that. I know they don’t really have an allstar, but yeah, football. All right. If you could ask Mike any question, what would it be? Um, what’s his uh red carpet outfit going to be? Perfect. Thank you. Thank you, Bobby. How you doing? What kind of prey do you want to show to your friends after? Uh, I just want to go out there and just enjoy it and have fun and go out there and Yeah. just go show everything off that I can. Yeah. You pitch show this season. Which pitch was the most impressive for you? Well, I tried to get in there and get out quick as possible just cuz he’s pitching pretty good. So, I saw just one pitch and it was a sweeper. Um, luckily got a base hit off it and uh that was the first I think ball I’ve hit off him out of my however many at bats. Yeah, I got the got the sweeper. Uh, Bobby, you’re very beautiful. Would you get into model lane? Uh, thank you. Uh, uh, I don’t know if they ever asked me maybe. Back to back allar games for you. How are you feeling being back here in the big game and of course being down here in Atlanta for a couple days? Yeah, it’s amazing. Anytime you get this opportunity to be around the the stars of the game, it’s it’s a blessing. And so just being able to kind of take it all in and enjoy it, it’s it’s unforgettable. tough. It’s obviously a race right now in the Centrals with teams battling for second place. I mean, are you guys may not have been how you were going to expect it to go, but I mean, who’s been keeping you guys like kind of tight in the locker room? Is it you guys? Is it you? Is it somebody else? Are you just like who’s who’s really that guy that people turn? Yeah, it’s everyone. Uh, you always got to have a tight locker room and that’s just kind of how what the good teams do. We just got to do the little things right and I feel like we’ll be in a good spot. What are your thoughts on Kansas City barbecue? I enjoy it. I love it. I grew up on Texas barbecue, but then kind of transitioning to Kansas City barbecue. It’s all great. Thanks, man. Uh, lots of young guys here this year. I’ve been asking like who their favorite, you know, opponent, youngish opponent to watch. Who’s who’s your favorite young guy to watch? Um, I like watching Jacob Wilson, just what he’s doing this year and everything. And just he’s playing him a premier position at shortstop and then hitting for high average, doing his thing. So, it’s pretty it’s pretty awesome to see him do what he’s doing. Q&A random. Um, if you how would your friends and family describe you like generally as a person, not as a player? Um, I don’t know, maybe a little shy at first. Um, but then also outgoing and so, but yeah, I just try to be myself the same guy each and every day and just enjoy everything that I do. But what do you do when you’re not playing? There’s not a whole lot that I’m not. I collect cards, so I do that. Um, golf a little bit here and there. Uh, hang out with my wife and just really just chill. Any card game in particular? Well, just collecting like sports cars and stuff. So, yeah. No. Yeah. Yeah. And then what’s your favorite food to eat? Favorite food? I like sushi. I’m a big sushi fan. So, anytime we’re on the road somewhere, I try to find some good sushi spots. Is your favorite roll situation? I like the spicy tuna and then they throw tuna on whatever it is. I like a big fan of tuna. Uh I’m getting into it. I got a grill last off season so I’ve been grilling some steaks here and there. So getting better. Okay. And then were there any other sports that you played growing up? Yeah, I played a little bit of football and so that was kind of like my go-to sport growing up and so but then after that in Texas, football’s a big big thing. So I just kind of stuck with baseball receiver corner. Yeah. Were you equally as competitive? Oh yeah, 100%. Yeah, almost more so in football. So So that kind of from the get go 100%. Yeah. Just a couple of Detroit Tigers questions for you. Um Teruba, what’s it like facing him? What’s it like seeing what he’s been able to do over the past few years? And I guess kind of just as you look at like where he’s at in the game right now. Yeah, it’s it’s always fun getting to compete with him because you know he’s going to give you your best stuff and he’s going to attack you and then he’s going to be in the zone but he’s kind of like here you go try to hit it and so it’s always fun getting to face him and compete and those are the the battles you like to have and especially in division rivalry and everything so it’s it’s great. You’ve seen his interactions with Saliv and stuff like that. You’ve also seen his energy on the mount too. Like what is that like as an opposing player to see somebody who has just so much emotion and really like wears on their sleeve? Yeah, it’s great. It’s great for the game. It’s great for baseball and then he’s one of the best pitchers in the league. So, it’s it’s great for every everything. And then for Riley Green, you guys go, you know, way back to Team USA and stuff like that. I talked to his dad, Alen, about his swing. Um, and obviously his dad taught him the swing and stuff like that. He’s had the same swing for such a long time. It’s really steep, right? But like it works so well for him. He’s got 24 home runs. Like when you watch him and as you’ve seen him evolve, grow, develop, why does his swing work for him? Yeah. What’s it like? How do you describe it? Yeah, it’s just just his swing. And so it’s something that he’s had ever since I can remember when we were 16, whatever, 15 years old when I first kind of saw him and got to know him and everything. And so it’s it’s never really changed. Um maybe simplified some things here and there, but it’s been a swing that’s always worked for him and he’s sticking with it. Any surprises that he’s done what he’s No, he knew that that it was always in there. Like he’s I think personally he’s an MVP type player and he’s going to he’s able to go out there and do that and show it. And the last thing on the Tigers is you guys have faced them quite a bit and they’ve really evolved over the last couple of seasons. they’ve done a lot better. Um, what just stands out to you about the way that they go about their business and what’s made them so successful do you think as you’ve played them the other side so often? Yeah, it’s just doing the little things right, timely hitting and then just having the pitching staff that they do with the bullpen and so it all kind of combines. Thank you. Hi, nice to meet you. I’m from Japan. How are you doing? So you have a lot of band in Japan and then you are a cover player of volleyball, right? Yes. So could you some could you maybe some message to younger players? Yeah, just say always enjoy playing baseball. Um I enjoy it since I was a kid and so just have fun and then always work hard and just kind of stay humble through it all. Is that a key point to be a great player? Yeah, I think it’s just if you can enjoy it and you can go out there and work hard and it’s all going to kind of kind of work out. And also you like KitKat, right? What was it? Kit Kat. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And this is a souvenir for you from Japan. Awesome. It’s called white lover. White chocolate lavish shirt. Nice. Thank you. If you like it, please enjoy. Yes, for sure. Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. I don’t have any gifts. Sorry about that. My question is not even as fun. It feels like every year there’s like a players betting on baseball thing happening now. Is there a solution to this? The league or the union? Don’t do it. I don’t know. That’s pretty much the answer. But yeah, other than that, that’s that’s all I got. Okay. They make it pretty clear screen right 100%. Yeah. Okay. Thanks. What’s up, Bobby? How are you? Good to see you. Who’s here from the Whit plan? Yeah. Uh my dad, my mom, and then Maggie, my wife. Yeah. Um I don’t know if you paid attention to the draft yesterday, but the first round was basically all pitchers and short stops and especially high school shorts. So, when you take into account like speed of the game and competition, what does it take for like a high school shortstop to stick in that position as he progresses through the professional Yeah, it’s just something where you just got to slow down the game. Um, that’s the biggest thing I think for me was just sometimes maybe it’s sped up at times and then it’s just if you’re able to slow it down and just know that you’re a good short cuz I feel like a a good short stop, you can play anywhere. And so just knowing that if the spot’s short stop for your team, then be ready to make sure you’re ready for that and or if you’re going to be playing somewhere else. So, but I think if you play shorts stop, you can play kind of anywhere on the diamond. Yeah. Um, you came up just as MLB was imple implementing these new rules and made it more athletic and defensive, you know, up the middle and speed on the bases. Do you think are you seeing that with uh just what’s prioritized with guys who come up and their skill sets to your strengths and guys like that? Definitely. Yeah, there’s with not being able to kind of do the shift stuff and so you got to have the more athletic up the middle and even third baseman now too. It’s not just the guy that’s just going to go hit home runs. guy that’s he’s gonna even in a little bit of a shift he’s going to play shortstop and so it’s yeah it’s just kind of a more athletic infield as now just because of with the slow bases and everything. Look at this guy. You can’t get through. How are you? How are you? Good. Good. Good to see you. Got the full thing going now. Yeah, I’m trying. Trying to look like you. Yeah. I’m working on it. Working on getting there. So, give me a bigger name. Name this. I went over there today. I think that was maybe one of the coolest things I’ve ever Yeah. I thought it was just like a picture. They photocropped it or whatever, but then went to it and they had it all the burger. It was It was awesome. Yeah, it was special. Thank you. Thank good to see you. Thank you, sir. Congratulations by the second. So, what is the OSA game for you? This is it’s it’s amazing. It’s great just to be around all these guys and uh get to kind of pick their brains just for a couple days and then you understand why they’re all all stars just because being around them and just how great they are. And I would like to ask for the next year WBC. So, what is the your national team? Yeah, just to win gold. Uh that’s the that’s the goal and that’s all there is to it. And so we’re going to kind of build a team and we’re going to make it make it fun. You guys have very good team in Mexico and Yeah. Oh yeah. Yeah. It’ll be a good It’ll be fun series and I’m It’s going to be great for baseball. Thank you. Bobby, I got the hard-hitting question for you. Chris was the only person today to say yes to this. Is a hot dog a sandwich? I think it’s just a hot dog. Like why would they name something that’s not something? You know what I mean? What are your go-to toppings on a hot dog? Mustard, ketchup, and relish. Who would you say is the best trash talker you’ve ever um trash talker? I don’t know. It’s kind of the guys that are like silent assassins. Just don’t say anything and then randomly they’ll say something. You’re like, “Wow.” But I don’t really have anyone. So, last one for me. I’ve had a lot of people today saying that their favorite uniforms, favorite logos outside of their own is Kansas City. So, I think I got to ask you outside of the Royals uniforms and logos. What’s another team’s logos that you love? Well, I grew up a Red Sox fan. My dad being from Massachusetts, I got to say Red Sox. Just the home uniforms. What’s up? What up, guys? How are you? I just like hearing other people’s questions. It’s kind of interesting. Who do you think is the most underrated player in the All-Star game this year? I think Byron Bucks. I He’s just being in division, just watching him play, it’s just it’s special when he’s healthy. It’s It’s an It’s a one of the best players in the league. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Good to see. Yeah, we’re never not going to go for it. And so that’s that’s our goal. And we’re going to go out there and just play our type of baseball. I think we haven’t even done kind of what we are capable of. And so it just shows we’re in a good position where if we’re not playing that we where we’re supposed to be playing, we’re almost there. And so we just got to do the little things right. And I think that the second half will take off. Yeah, he’s right back there. How you doing, man? Good. How you doing? Thank you for taking care of my son. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, but I want to ask you about kids, you know, like you have so many parents that are want to send their kids to showcases, 12, 13, 14. What age do you think is a good time to go to a different showcase? Like whether it’s PBR? Yeah, I think it’s kind of for whatever the kind of the kids feeling or whatever it is cuz in a sense like it’s great to go out there and do that, but also it’s like you don’t want to do it too early and get burnt out or whatever it is. And so you just got to be able to like it just helps you kind of get you to that next level just going out there meeting guys from around like that’s where I built some of the best relationships is going out to those perfect game events wherever PBR whatever it was. And so it’s really cool just to kind of see it growing but then also like you don’t want to get burnt out too much of doing it too early or having a summer where it’s like non-stop non-stop. So it’s just kind of if that’s something you like to do then do it but then also like make sure you’re enjoying it all because like that it could be done. Do you think it’s a sweet spot as far as an age goes that it should? Yeah. Just like I’d say 12 to 15, just being able to travel, whatever you’re fortunate with. And so, yeah. And I know you’ve made it now, but like would you do anything differently? Would you do it all the same? Yeah, I’d do it 100% the same. It was just it was just everything that we’re doing with traveling and then travel ball and just the teams I was on. It was it was awesome. I appreciate. Yes, sir. Hey, congratulations to be here. when you meet when it’s important for you to play with uh puts your heart of pain like Hey, it it’s awesome. It just it makes me smile just kind of talking about him. Um he’s just one of those guys where he lights up the room and so it just not only he’s an amazing baseball player on the field but off the field. He’s loved in Kansas City, loved everywhere, and so he’s just one of the best teammates ever had. What about having Michael Garcia also here? It’s it’s unbelievable. He should have been on that first selection or whatever it was, but uh he’s here and so which is which is awesome. So yeah, it is to we we knew what he was capable of and just him being able to go out there and perform and do what he’s done has been great for our team. Who’s your favorite for tonight? Um I’ve been saying Brent Rooker. So to win it. Yeah, you could put yourself against any pitcher of any generation, who would it be? Man, I don’t know. Uh, knowing Ryan would be fun just because of who he was, who he is, and just just really being able to see that fast ball be fun. So, how did that turn out for you? I don’t know. It would have to That’s why it’s it’s easy to say that be easy to face him, but you never know what it would happen. Yeah. Just last question. You can have an actor you in a movie, who would you pick in the movie? Um, man, I don’t know. I’ll say Aaron Judge just because he’s big and he can be like a superhero or something. Does it get sweeter each time? Yeah, it’s definitely it’s it’s amazing just being able to only the second time doing it, but just being around all these guys, getting to kind of know them now over the years and stuff and so it’s really special being here and getting to kind of represent Kansas City. It’s rare that you get to kind of see where your stats compare and, you know, look at the success of your season so far. So, how do you kind of compartmentalize that? take a look around all the talent in the room, the best that baseball has to offer and then move into the second half. Yeah, it’s just you take it one day at a time, one step at a time. Can’t really look at like I’m not a big guy to look at stats or whatever it is. And so it’s just you you’re here today, we’re going to watch the home run derby and then play the All-Star game tomorrow and then have a couple days off and then be ready Friday to get the second half going. Uh this time next year, player that’s not an Allar this year, who do you think could be one next year? I’d say Vinnie Pascantino, teammate of mine. Yeah. And uh what’s your favorite walk up song that you’ve ever had? Um man, I don’t know. I did uh Waterfalls by TLC when I was in high school. I thought that was kind of fun. It was a good one. Bobby here. Yeah, this is Tokyo. So, how excited are you to be here this time? Yeah, this is it’s unbelievable. And just being being around all these guys, it’s it’s so special just seeing them all and just kind of getting to know them and and just being around the the Allstars. What is uh one thing you’re looking forward for this ultra game? Uh just being a I think tonight just going out watching the home run derby. Um doing that and then just being being able to kind of take it in with my teammates and then just getting to know the guys. Are we going to see you in a home run derby in the future? Maybe. You never know. Maybe. Bobby, you uh you you faced Otani earlier this year, the pitcher. Um what did that look like and what do you think of him trying to be a two-way player again? Yeah, he’s one of the amazing talents in the league. Just being able to do that. I saw one pitch was a sweeper. I finally got a hit off him. So, that was that was cool. And being able to get a base hit off him, but yeah, it’s it’s it’s cool what he’s doing. You were in the big league. You just see him attempt that again. Yeah, it’s it’s really cool. Yeah, I faced him a couple times when the Angels and so yeah, it’s cool to see him back doing it again. Oh, you did? Yeah. Okay. Sorry, that’s my Which of these show hit moment is the most impressive for you? I think the 50/50 because first player anytime you’re first in this game it’s it’s special. You got speed and you got power. Are you going to try? That’s the goal. If it happens it happens. But yeah, I have a question for you from National Social. Um so it’s about James Wood and it’s just if you can predict what his furthest home run ball is going to be. Oo, I’m going to go with 463 feet. Beautiful. Thank you. Social. If you could change one hill about baseball, what would it be? Um, man, there’s nothing really I’d want to change too much. I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t really have I like I like where it’s at. I like the game and everything. And so, yeah. All right. How would the average person do trying to hit off ML culture? I would say not good because we train as like guys in the league all all the time. We’re training each and every day and we’re still not succeeding all the time. So, I don’t I don’t think they’re going to do good. How many tries would it take to hit a home run for anyone? Oh, might take them a year, however many times that is. What was your welcome to MLB? Uh, I think it’s just opening day. Um, whenever I made my debut, the my first at bat, getting like a standing ovation from the fans in Kansas City and just kind of hearing everyone and seeing everyone and then getting a go-ahad hit late in the game and just hearing my name being chanted. It was it was special. Show you this photo. If a dog wore baseball pants, which way? Oh, I think this one. Just looks like he’s pants. That one looks like it’s like a I don’t know. I just think that one looks better. Awesome. Thank you, Bobby. What advice would you give to a young kid watching this who wants to be you someday and make it to the awesome so early in his career like you did? Yeah, I would just say always work hard, always enjoy the moments, be where your feet are, and just really just continue working. Like, it’s not going to get given to you. You got to work. And so that’s the biggest thing for it. What’s been the coolest part about this week so far? I know you probably just just got here recently, but Atlanta as a city. Is there anything cool you’ve experienced so far? Yeah, it’s just the setup of everything, the stadium, just the area around itself. It’s been great. And a weird one here. If I had to create an all-star event that had nothing to do with baseball, what would it be and why? Um, maybe some type of like like a racing competition on like a go-kart or something. I don’t know. Yeah. Casey M said he would have a normal person like step in the box more like some normal people in Texas. Yeah, that’d be funny. Yeah. Awesome. Thank you. Thank you. How you doing? Yeah. Yeah, a little bit. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It’s it’s great great to see him do that. And then I like I like hitting for average trying to hit for high average and so seeing what he’s doing is pretty cool in his first year. You had a chance to talk hitting with him? Uh, a little bit here and there. I bet I I bet I will more as the days go on for sure. Come back. Yeah, definitely. Yeah, I think it’s just some guys like to see the average go up or whatever it is. And so some homers here and there and so yeah. Yeah. Awesome. It’s kind of cool to see young guys. Yeah. Oh yeah. No doubt. Thank you. Man, just real quick, got a question for you. Is this a real MLB nickname or did I make it up? Froot Loops. Uh, fake. Froot Loops. That’s real. That’s Mickey. Your dad might have played with him. Mickey Tedleton. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Didn’t he play? Yeah, he did. He’s right here. Yeah. Didn’t you play with Mickey Tedleton? Yes, I did. Yeah. Your father played with that. It sounds fake. I’m not here to make you No. No. Yeah. Yeah. I I know the guy. I met the guy. Congrats, man. Yeah, thank you. No, don’t go far. So, you know, he’s pretty good lip reader. Who is the one guy on the Royals that should be terrified? If we put a tam on him the whole game, he’s going to be like, “Hey, am I in trouble?” You Vinnie Pascantino. Yeah, that’s easy. That’s a layup. He just text me and tell me what he’s saying. Yeah. Yeah. He’ll he’ll tell you how it is, too. So, you don’t really need to read his lips. So, when did you know as a kid that maybe you were a little bit different than the average little lemaker who played this thing? Was there a particular game or something? Um, I don’t know. I was always kind of the smaller guy growing up and everything, but I committed to the University of Oklahoma going into my freshman year of high school. So, I think at that point I was like, “All right, maybe I can do this.” That’s badass committing your freshman. That ain’t bad. Oh, yeah. What’s the one thing you learned as a kid that you’re still taking, whether it’s technically or emotionally or whatever? I think it’s always just working hard. Uh, I think kind of hard work always beats talent. just know that this game is is going to go on long past I’m done playing and so I just got to enjoy every moment and just kind of be where my feet are. Hey Bobby, what impressed you about and what are you expecting? Yeah, just being able to use his power from all all parts of the field just going opposite field, no doubters, pullside homers and just kind of just the way he’s been hitting it’s been it’s been great. Yeah, it’s he’s a pure hitter. and all. Sorry. It’s great to see what he’s doing. How are you? Couple of AL Central shorts and then we deal. Will you rate my book a scale of 1 to 10? Oh, you can put it on. Well, I’m a Wilson guy, so Okay. Sorry. Zero. I used to use that web but and then I switched to HB. Sorry. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No. Yeah. Yeah. We’re good. Thank you. Hey, Bobby. MLB the show. Uh, do you, uh, have you guys ever used yourself in the game or do you play it? Growing up, I did. I would make my own player, but I really haven’t played it as much as now that I’m in the game officially, so I need to get back doing that. And how special is it to share with so many of your teammates for now, the second year in a row? Yeah, it’s it’s amazing just seeing three other guys and could be could have or should have been more, but it’s Yeah, it’s always special to be able to share this moment with teammates and then it’s great. and look at the home run drier lineup when you compete last year. Do you uh have a favorite you think is going to win tonight? I’ve been saying Brent Rooker just because he’s my guy. I think he’s got some of that competitive edge in him and he’s going to put on a show. All right, thank you. Congratulations. Uh if you have to pick one player among all the players in the league, who do you think is the best player you know right now? man, you can go back and forth with Otani and Judge and so, but I just like the way Judge plays on and off the field, just how who he is as a player and then just how consistent he is each and every night. So, you’re a big judge. Yeah, this good American League guy, too. Yeah. Thank you so much. What’s up, dude? How are you? Good to see you. Of all the guys that are here for this event, is there anybody that you haven’t met that? Um, just not really now. I feel like just from today just being able to meet everyone, not as many of guys on the National League side, but just all the guys in the American League clubhouse, talk to them, get to introduce them or whatever it is. So, it’s really cool just seeing a lot of new faces that you never seen before, whether it’s a pitcher that you face a bunch, but you never really talked to them and it’s like, “All right.” It’s like, it’s funny meeting him. It’s like, “Oh, nice to meet you.” And it’s like you faced him probably 20 times and you met him 60 feet away, but never up close. So, that’s always cool moment. You’re just across from Riley. We were talking about you two earlier being in 2018 together, growing up together. Like, is that special for you to see the guys you play travel ball with in the circuit with here on the stage? Oh, yeah. No doubt. It was cool. Me and my dad were just talking about like how we did the USA stuff together, the high school home run derby together, team USA together, got drafted in the same year, first time allstars the same year together. So, it’s really, really special kind of sharing those moments with each other. when you saw like list of events, everything that’s going on here, anything that you were like, I can’t wait to watch this, to see this any part of the the week? Yeah, I can’t wait to just kind of sit back and watch the home run derby this year because last year was kind of a crazy whirlwind, but now I get to kind of relax, watch it, take it all in. Brooker’s your guy. Yeah, I really all the guy I like bucks, too, but I got I go with Brook. Did you give him advice? Um, not really. He asked me like, do I use a heavier bat, lighter bat? I just said I use the bat I normally use. So, yeah. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. Hey, Bobby. Hi. How are you? Good. How are you? What What advice did you give Rooker about timing wise? Timing wise I just I feel like you have more time than you think. Um and that’s one thing that like you get sped up if it’s too quick or whatever it is. And so just kind of relaxing and just making sure you get your a swing off every time. Yeah. You think he he’s got a good chance? Yeah, I like it. I just like his competitive edge and he’s always want to hit homers. Yeah, he does. What do you um think about his his rise? Um, he left you guys through weight claim and now you’re Yeah, you Yeah, you saw it just from starting in college is what he did. I think it was a triple crown winner or whatever in college and then just you knew it was in there and uh you just matter of time and then something clicked and then now now he’s an allstar doing his thing. There’s a lot of guys um there’s a lot of power in the game this year. I wonder um do you have a maybe a name who’s most likely to hit 16 homers first uh in in the game? I don’t know. Cal Riley, he’s doing some some special stuff and he’s a switch hitter. Being able to do that, it’s really cool. What’s it like to face Terble? It’s I would say it’s it’s it’s fun just because of the competitive nature, but his stuff’s great. And so, it’s just one of those things where when you’re getting in there, it’s always a it’s always a grind. It’s always a fight. So, it’s always fun to be able to kind of get in there against him. What’s it What’s your approach? Just get ready for the fast ball because you still want a 100. So, just be ready. Well, you guys said there will change. Yeah. No, I’m ready for the fast ball then and be able to adjust. All right, thanks. All right, last question. Movie wants to know how your water burger tasted tonight. It was great. It was from the Witterburger here in Atlanta, so it was awesome. Perfect. Thanks, Bob. Hey, Bobby. How you doing? Good. How you doing? Good to see you. Congratulations. So, we have two student correspondents. They traveled all the way from Japan. Oh, really? Yeah. And so, so they’re doing some interviews, some allstar interviews. So, they just wanted to ask you a quick question. Let’s do it. First of all, congratulations on your [Music] team good team. Yeah, it’s whenever you’re all playing together for like one goal and the goal is to win. If you’re going out there as a team trying to win every day and that’s when I feel like your team plays better. Thank you. How do you feel? Just being able to show up each and every day, same guy every day and just putting in the work. And once you do that, you know you see your other teammates doing that and they you know that they have your back and you have you have theirs. Yes. Thanks, Bobby. Awesome. Have a good time. Thank you. Hey, Bobby. Nice to meet you. How you doing? Um I have two questions for you. If you were going to teach a kid 10 to 12 years old how to swing, who do you ask them? I mean, um, really whoever they kind of feel like is whoever their favorite guy is. If they’re at a big I would just say a big leager to start if it’s from whoever their favorite big leager is because they’re in the big leagues for a reason. And then just kind of go out there and your swing’s your swing at such a young age. So, you can’t change too much. So, whatever your swing is and just little fine tune things from there. Then on another note, you guys as a team across the league, has there been more talk about the effects of gambling on the sport maybe on your social media? Not really. We try to kind of stay away from that subject, whatever it is. And so, yeah. Do you would you ever want to see Show do a two-way Allstar game again? That would be that would be cool just to see it because we saw it firsthand the other day. Just him. He started the game through a couple innings and then played the rest of the game. So, yeah. And um what were some of the nastiest pitches you’ve seen? Um there’s there’s a lot of good guys. Nast Otani’s got me a bunch with strikeouts, Scubal and the list goes on and on with the closers, Edwin Diaz, Munoz, all those guys. And then with Show Otani, next time you pitch, you face him. Um which pitch do you think you can hit? Um well, the last at bat he’s doing me just one sweeper and I hit that. So hopefully maybe a fast ball next time. Yeah. Thank you. I know you will play at the next season. Yeah. But how are you interesting in this Olympics? Yeah. Whatever. I don’t know what they’re going to do with MLB and everything. But yeah, definitely if anytime you get to represent USA, it’s awesome. I don’t I don’t know what they’ll do with the guys and stuff. So, but yeah, it’s it’s cool just to see it back in the Olympics. Which team is most for USA? Which team? I would say Japan just because of what happened a couple years ago. So, that’s that’s a team that’s the team to beat for sure. Um, last year we got we clinched here. So, it was cool being able to we did the champagne showers in this locker room. So, it brings back some good memories. Hi Bobby. Hello. How are you doing? Good. I have only questions for Vicky. These are fun questions. I promise you. I promise. I promise. Okay. If your glove could talk, what would you complain about the most? My glove? Yeah. Um probably getting too many balls hit into it. Do you practice your bat flips in the mirror or just natural jab? Yeah, it just kind of happens if I ever I don’t really bat flip a lot, but when it happens, it just kind of happens. What’s harder, hitting a 100 miles per hour fast ball or pretending to flag the postgame interviews? Uh, I would say the postgame interviews. Thank you. Thank you. Hey, Bobby. We’re with the White Sox. How are you? Good. How you doing? Um, we Shane Smith is representing us. Roll five guy, making it as rookie, but in the division, you faced him. just what stood out to you about him as a pitcher? Yeah, it was one of those things where uh you don’t really hear about a guy until they’re up in the big leagues and then you face him, you’re like, “Wow, where’d they get this guy from?” type thing. And so, he’s a great pitcher, great arm, and it’s just a guy where it’s like, “All right, he’s in division now, so we got to compete against him.” So, it’s great to see him here and getting the honor that he should. And so, it’s Yeah. We’re asking all the guys that are in the division, what’s your go-to spot in Chicago when you come? I like to go to Tao. Tao? Yeah. Okay. Yeah. like the little Japanese fusion and so that’s always a good spot and a couple pizza spots and then uh a couple coffee spots. I don’t know what the names are but I know the the my walk when I go there every day. Favorite style pizza? Deep dish tavern style. Oo, I like deep dish. Yeah, deep dish fan. Yeah. Awesome. Good deal. Thanks. Just give us some comments for the world baseball classic. Yeah, I’m excited for it. Uh Team USA is going to have a great team and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s the last time you played against Japan. Yeah, I know. Yeah, it was crazy. That was a crazy game just being kind of a part of it, being there. Just a story moment how it ended and so yeah, it’s going to be great. What is your motivation for the revenge for that? Yeah, definitely. You want to we want to bring back gold for sure and so that’s that’s the goal. Thank you very much. One of the best players in the Americ Yeah, it’s just seen a lot of homers hit. That’s one thing. But yeah, it’s just really cool just to see what he’s doing and he knew he was able to do it and uh just how consistent he’s been with it all. Do you still get in awe when you come to these things? Look around and say that’s your how do you explain your 12-year-old self where you are now? Yeah, it’s definitely special just being around all these guys and now you get to know them more and just get to know their families wherever it is and so just being around them is great. Bobby, I teach women about sports. So today we’re going to flip the script and I’m going to ask you some questions about some trends and you can just guess. All right, first question is pretty easy. Beyonce is also performing in Atlanta tonight. Do you have a favorite Beyonce song? Uh, what’s that one about Texas? Is it Texas? Yeah, that one. Being from Texas and so yeah, she’s from Texas. Yeah, it’s awesome. And then what does GRWM stand for? Get your mind right. No, wait. Get Get is right. G. What is the third word? Letter. G R W N. Get your I don’t know. It’s okay. It’s okay. You got this. What is it? Get ready with me. Oh. Oh, yeah. Yeah. What is a laboo? Uh, some for your hair. I don’t know. Close. Close. And then last question. Is glass skin a good thing or a bad thing? Uh, I’d say a bad thing. Doesn’t sound pretty good. You good? Okay. Smooth. Okay, guys. Thank you. Thank you. Bobby, how is your relationship with Sales and Michael Garcia as my teammates? Yeah, they’re they’re my guys. They’re my guys for sure. I love both of them. And so, it’s so it’s amazing seeing Mike here. Uh, he was deserving. He should have been on that first selection, but it is what it is. But then Salvi is just he’s a guy that lights up a room. He’s he’s one of my favorite teammates of all time and so special to be able to share clubhouse with him my first three years. What is the biggest advice that Sal give to you? Just take every day one day at a time. Um he takes it. You can go 0 for four with four strikeouts, four, four home runs. The next day you flip this turn the page over and it’s a new day and just go out there about that. How does it feel to be here? Yeah, it’s amazing just doing this getting to kind of represent Kansas City. It’s awesome. I hope everything goes well. Thank you. Thank you. I want to talk to you like Brian Sticker said he met his grandchildren in the hotel this morning. What do you remember from that interaction? Um I don’t know. I I guess they were just in there maybe. Yeah. Yeah, it’s cool. You being able to see him. Yeah, no problem. How you doing, my friend? Good. Good. Congratulations. We got to get our

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