Overview
- Witt exited Thursday night’s game after landing on his right knee while fielding a Jordan Walker grounder, finishing the defensive half-inning before being pinch-hit for in the bottom of the fourth.
- He had homered and added an RBI single earlier in the game and has started every game this season, batting about .294 with 10 home runs at the time of his departure.
- The injury is a recurrence of right-knee soreness that forced an early exit on June 7 but did not keep him out of the lineup after an off day, so the team is treating the situation cautiously.
- Kansas City’s depth at shortstop is limited because Maikel Garcia is day-to-day with a left-hand issue and Tyler Tolbert and recent addition Josh Rojas are the primary backups who do not match Witt’s production.
- Manager Matt Quatraro said Witt will undergo further testing before a diagnosis is announced and the results will shape whether the Royals must reshuffle the lineup or consider an injured-list move that would deepen roster strain.