Bobby Witt Jr. Just Did Something Only 3 Players Have Ever Done Faster
Bobby Witt Jr. turned Saturday night into a highlight reel moment that's going to stick around for a while. The Royals' speedster absolutely flew around the bases on an inside-the-park home run in the first inning against Detroit, completing the journey from home plate back to home plate in just 14.13 seconds. That's the fourth-fastest home-to-home time in the entire Statcast era, which has been tracking this stuff since 2015.
Only Three Have Been Faster
To put that in perspective, Witt is sitting right there with baseball's fastest base runners ever. The only guys who've done it quicker? Byron Buxton hit 13.85 seconds back on August 18, 2017, and also posted 14.05 seconds on October 2, 2016. Pete Crow-Armstrong squeaked by at 14.08 seconds on August 23, 2024. That's it. Three names faster than Witt on the all-time list. The dude was moving.
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👉 Claim Your Free $10 at KalshiHere's what happened: Maikel Garcia had already doubled to lead things off, and when Witt ripped one down the first-base line into right field, he knew he was cooking. The ball bounced off the wall in foul territory and got away from Kerry Carpenter. By then, Witt was already rounding second and eyeing third. He clocked a 30.4 feet-per-second sprint speed, which is elite level. From home to third, he made it in 10.91 seconds, then absolutely flew the final 90 feet to home with a Superman slide. Nothing was stopping him.
His Second Career Inside-the-Park Shot
This was Witt's fifth homer of the season, but more importantly, it's his second career inside-the-park home run. The last time he pulled off this trick? August 14, 2023, against Seattle. That one took him 14.29 seconds to circle the bases, which ranks seventh on the all-time Statcast list. Still blazing fast, but not quite as quick as Saturday's performance.
The Royals' offense jumped all over Tigers opener Burch Smith early, and Witt's speed made sure they'd get an early lead. That's the kind of electricity you build a winning team around.
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