The Kansas City Royals lost 9-0 to the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, continuing a late-season slide down the wild card standings. At 80-75, the Royals are just 0.5 games up on the Minnesota Twins for the second wild card spot.

Bobby Witt Jr. stands alone in the Major League Baseball record books. The Kansas City Royals star became the first MLB shortstop to produce multiple 30-30 seasons in a career. Witt reached the milestone with a first-inning stolen base against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

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

Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 100th run of the season with a solo homer in the first inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1.

Witt drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the first. He then stole second as catcher Salvador Perez struck out, swiping his 30th base of the season. That steal made Witt the first shortstop in MLB history to record multiple 30 homer/30 steal seasons in his career.

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

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 :

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.