The Colleyville Heritage alum slugged 50 total home runs over the course of three rounds to outlast a star-studded field.
Bobby Witt Jr. of Kansas City Royals smiles before the final round during the MLB All-Star baseball Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field, Monday, July 15, 2024 in Arlington.Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. — a Colleyville Heritage alum — fell just short of the 2024 Home Run Derby crown on Monday night at Globe Life Field in his first-ever attempt at the event and“It was an honor,” said Witt, who had the hometown crowd pulling for him in the final round.
All-Area Baseball Player of the Year in 2019 after he led Colleyville Heritage to the 5A state championship less than a week after he was drafted second overall by the Royals in the first round of the MLB draft.He was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in his senior season after hit .482 with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs, and was considered by many publications to be the No. 1 prospect in the country, though Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman was picked first overall.
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