Overview
- Witt made full-extension stops in consecutive innings to rob Alejandro Kirk and Nick Gonzales, with the second out completed by an 89 mph throw measured by Statcast.
- Team USA beat Mexico 5-3, with the defensive sequence preserving a lead before Garrett Whitlock recorded the final three outs in the ninth.
- Aaron Judge lauded the shortstop’s plays on the Fox telecast and postgame, calling Witt one of the few players capable of making them.
- Patrick Mahomes amplified the highlight with a one-word post, writing “Dawg!” as the clips circulated widely on social media.
- Witt also went 2-for-4 with a walk, while starter Paul Skenes struck out seven over four scoreless innings as cameras caught his smirk at Witt’s play that later became a Livvy Dunne meme.