Bobby earned an average salary of $700,000 in 2022.
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Witt Jr. Carroll’s eight-year contract bought out two years of free agency and had an annual value of almost $14 million.
Bobby Witt Jr signed with the Kansas City Royals in 2019. The Royals have not confirmed the financial terms of Witt’s contract.
According to MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis, he signed for the entire slot value of $7,789,900, the second-highest Draft bonus since Gerrit Cole received $8 million with the Pirates in 2011.
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Robert Andrew Witt Jr., born June 14, 2000, is an American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Major League Baseball Kansas City Royals (MLB).
Witt was regarded as one of the best prospects available in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft. The Kansas City Royals picked him with the second overall choice.
Witt began practicing at third base during 2022 spring training. On April 5, 2022, the Royals announced that Witt had made the Opening Day roster.
Bobby Witt Jr. made his MLB debut on Opening Day on April 7 as the Royals’ starting third baseman.
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