Royals players frequently wear a T-shirt in the clubhouse ahead of a game, and they have many options.
There’s one for Sarah Nauser, the Royals fan who has ALS, and they’ve worn ones that focus on manager Matt Quatraro’s mantra about taking things one day at a time.
But last week, multiple Royals players wore powder-blue basketball jerseys that were a gift from shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.
The jerseys were made by Wade and Williamson, and the company’s owner, Jake Wolpert, said fans can purchase them on the company’s website. There are options for embroidered or printed basketball jerseys.
“All jerseys for sale will have all the same touches as the ones given to the team, and since this is a direct collaboration with Bobby and his agency, the jersey we are selling on our site has his name and number to make it more official,” Wolpert wrote in an email. “We also created a custom baseball jersey in collaboration with him that we sent to him and have listed on our site as well that is inspired by his old high school uniform, but updated to have KC Royals colors and references.”
The basketball jerseys are available in sizes from youth small to 5XL and cost between $49.99 and $89.99.
“At the time that we started the project a few months ago, we had the jerseys made for everyone on the roster at that point,” Wolpert wrote. “So unfortunately we weren’t able to update any of them for the new guys, but the plan is definitely to get those guys hooked up with them in the future.”
Fans will have an opportunity to get one, too.