In the aftermath of the Royals 4-3 loss on Wednesday, Bobby Witt Jr. stood at his locker and took the blame. It was his inability to make a defensive play in the eighth that proved decisive. It’s the standup thing to do in that moment, but to point the finger at Witt in a loss is a bit extreme. Yes, that was a big moment in the race to the playoffs, but when we’re settling up accounts at the end of the season, Witt will have provided much more winning moments than the one that happened at shortstop in the second game of this series.
Witt is a superstar. He does superstar things.