KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. is back in the lineup to begin the team\u2019s homestand after exiting Sunday\u2019s game early due to injury.<\/p>\n
Witt Jr. exited Sunday\u2019s 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins with right knee soreness. He left the game in the seventh inning with Kansas City leading 5-1.<\/p>\n
After the game, Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Witt Jr. felt like the injury got progressively worse during the course of Sunday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n
Tuesday night, as the Royals return to Kauffman Stadium for their 67th game of the season, Witt Jr. will make his 67th start. <\/p>\n
The current American League MVP favorite has played 157, 161 and 158 games in each of the past three seasons for Kansas City and has yet to miss a start this year for the Royals.<\/p>\n
Witt Jr. currently is hitting .280 with 9 home runs, 27 RBI and 23 stolen bases. His 3.7 WAR is second-best in baseball behind only Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.<\/p>\n
Last week, Royals third baseman Maikel Garcia missed several starts in a row as he recovered from a hamstring tweak suffered during Kansas City\u2019s series in Texas. Garcia is also in the lineup Tuesday night for the 6:40 p.m. first pitch against the Rangers.<\/p>\n
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