Bobby Witt Jr.'s season ended pleasantly in West Sacramento Sunday. He doubled and drove in a pair of runs as his Kansas City Royals closed out the 2025 campaign with a winning-season-securing 9-4 victory over the Athletics. And although he won't be playing October baseball, won't be the American League MVP, and may or may not win another Gold Glove, he's headed home for the winter with the major league hits crown for the second straight year.
Don't be surprised, though, if some deride the accomplishment as "tainted" or accuse Witt of "backing into" his title.