Bobby Witt Jr. ranks fourth on MLB Network's Top 10 Shortstops Right Now list after recording 211 hits and 32 homers during the 2024 season

The top-10 shortstop list, as determined by MLB Network's Shredder, is outraging Bobby Witt Jr. and Anthony Volpe supporters

It's been a quiet offseason for the Kansas City Royals. Other than reportedly adding closer Carlos Estevez and trading Brady Singer, an inconsistent third starter, for Jonathan India, an inconsistent second baseman,

Kansas City Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. has emerged as one of the best shortstop in the MLB over the last two seasons and was one of three American League MVP finalists in 2024.

It’s an exercise that generates fierce debates and often results in agreements to disagree. But that’s what makes determining the best players at each position in baseball so great. As has been its annual custom the past several years,

Bobby Witt Jr.'s outstanding sliding grab near the left-field line against the Angels comes in at No. 10 on the Top Defensive Plays of 2024

But what the Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. is doing stands out above ... he's already the number-one shortstop in MLB. But the league's television network apparently doesn't agree.

Bobby Witt Jr. is a rising star in Major League Baseball and has quickly become one of the most exciting young talents in the league. As he enters the 2025 season, expectations are high for the Kansas City Royals’ shortstop after he put together an MVP runner-up season in 2024.

If he didn’t already have one, Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. may have built a trophy case during the offseason. Witt won the Gold Glove Award as the best defensive shortstop in the American League.

Elly De La Cruz was a National League All-Star in his first full big-league season, which he finished with an MLB-best 67 stolen bases.

MLB Network is continuing its annual tradition of ranking the “Top 10 Players Right Now” at each position. Using rankings based on past performance, various offensive and defensive metrics (including both advanced statistics and traditional numbers) and analysis by the MLB Network research team,

Anchored by third-year star Bobby Witt Jr., the Kansas City Royals surprised everyone by advancing to the postseason last year.