{"id":620978,"date":"2026-03-12T23:54:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/620978\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:54:31","slug":"matt-quatraro-marvels-at-emerging-superstar-bobby-witt-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/620978\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Quatraro marvels at emerging superstar Bobby Witt Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Baseball Classic has put a spotlight on some of MLB&#8217;s best players around the world. One player who is seemingly emerging as a <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/mlb-stories\/wbc-news-livvy-dunne-posts-hilarious-paul-skenes-bobby-witt-jr-viral-meme\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">true superstar is shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.<\/a> on Team USA. Leading up to the team&#8217;s Friday quarterfinal game vs. Canada, Kansas City manager Matt Quatraro couldn&#8217;t help but marvel at Witt&#8217;s performances lately.<\/p>\n<p>While guest appearing on the \u201cJim Rome Show,\u201d Quatraro admitted that the Royals are \u201cspoiled\u201d having the 25-year-old infielder on the roster. He claims that Witt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jimrome\/status\/2032195424581283859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">brings a unique level of athleticism<\/a> defensively, while also being a great asset in the batter&#8217;s box.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re spoiled, obviously. Bobby&#8217;s athleticism is unparalleled. To do what he does playing a premium position at shortstop, he does it on both sides of the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;We&#8217;re spoiled, obviously. Bobby&#8217;s athleticism is unparalleled. To do what he does playing a premium position at shortstop, he does it on both sides of the ball.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Royals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Royals<\/a> skipper Matt Quatraro on SS Bobby Witt, Jr.&#8217;s play for Team USA. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aT4Dv1CCox\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/aT4Dv1CCox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jim Rome (@jimrome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jimrome\/status\/2032195424581283859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/mlb-stories\/world-baseball-classic-news-bobby-witt-jr-makes-good-on-pre-game-promise-to-paul-skenes-vs-team-mexico\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bobby Witt Jr. is set to begin<\/a> his fifth MLB season. He&#8217;s already emerged as one of the league&#8217;s top shortstops early in his career, and it doesn&#8217;t seem like that is going to change anytime soon. The two-time All-Star ended the 2025 campaign with a .295 batting average and .351 OBP while recording 184 hits (league-leader), 23 home runs, 88 RBIs, and 38 stolen bases. Witt also led the league in doubles with 47.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s just what he did offensively. Last season was arguably Witt&#8217;s best year of his career playing defense, recording a career-high fielding percentage of 98.3%. He only posted 10 errors in 2025, playing 154 games at shortstop.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll have the chance to watch Witt perform once again in the World Baseball Classic on Friday when Team USA takes on Canada. That game is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast on Fox.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The World Baseball Classic has put a spotlight on some of MLB&#8217;s best players around the world. 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