Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will play Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees on Saturday at 6:38 PM ET on Max. Witt had two hits in his previous game, going 2-for-5 with an RBI. The

Bobby Witt Jr. idolizing Derek Jeter and Dustin Pedroia makes sense. He was a kid in the 2000s, after all. "Just the way he played the game," Witt said about why he was such a Jeter fan growing up. "He was my guy and then Pedroia was my guy.

Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. was named a finalist for the prestigious Hank Aaron Award on Monday. Witt, 24, has produced a historic season. He won the American League batting title and finished the regular season hitting .332 with 32 homers, 109 RBIs, 211 hits, 125 runs scored and 31 stolen bases.