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wunderkind Jr. is in the home run column. Witt launched his first career big league home run Tuesday night against the Bruce Brown Jr. Jersey . He went down below the zone to golf a changeup out to left-center field. It was an impre sive piece of hitting.Here is Witt's first career home run:, driving in the game-winning run with a double -- his first career hit -- in the eighth inning. His bat Rodions Kurucs Jersey has been mostly quiet since then, however. Witt, 21, took a .221/.250/.312 batting line into Tuesday's game. Not every top rookie hits the ground running. Sometimes there's an adjustment period.. Here's his write-up:Witt was selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2019 draft, making this the second time he's finished a step behind Rutschman. That's no knock on him, however, as he's a high-grade prospect in his own right. He proved as much by hitting .290/.361/.575 with 33 home runs and 35 doubles acro s Double- and Triple- Brooklyn Nets Jeresy A in his first full profe sional season. There used to be fear that Witt would swing-and-mi s too frequently to maximize his loud offensive tools; those concerns haven't materialized, and he struck out in just 22.5 percent of his Triple-A plate appearances. Brooklyn Nets Hats Factor in an above-average glove, and Witt should accomplish something his father never did over the course of his 16-year big-league career as a pitcher: make an All-Star Game.Tuesday is Witt's second game back in the lineup after sitting out with a wrist contusion. He was hit by a pitch over the weekend and was a late scratch Sunday. The wrist is certainly healthy now though. It takes real strength to drive a baseball that far below the zone over the wall, especially at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals took a 7-14 record into Tuesday' Jarrett Allen Jersey s game. They've lost nine of their last 11 games.