In the first inning of his club's game against the Detroit Tigers ( DET-KC GameTracker ), Witt Jr. swiped his 30th base of the season. Those 30 stolen bases in tandem with his 32 homers give him a second straight 30-30 season. Now here's a list of all the primary shortstops who have authored 30-30 seasons, via the inestimable Sarah Langs :

Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals when the All-Star swiped second base

The accolades continue to pile in for Kansas City Royals superstar shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. Witt became the first shortstop in MLB history to have back-to-back seasons with 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases.

The Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. became the first shortstop in major league history with multiple seasons of at least 30 homers and 30 steals when the All-Star swiped second base in the first inning of Tues

Baltimore Orioles Gunnar Henderson, and Kansas City Royals Bobby Witt Jr. are game-changing stars. Both Henderson and Witt are leading their respective teams to the MLB playoffs. Left-handed hitting Gunnar Henderson was a second round selection of the Baltimore Orioles in the 2019 MLB draft.

Jacob Milham and Jeremy Greco are back with your Kansas City Royals postseason update! With the Royals 2.5 games behind the Orioles for the first wild card and 1.5 games ahead of the Twins for the second wild card,

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