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MLB 2026 Buzz: Royals Superstar Bobby Witt Jr. Leaves Game With Back Issue

The offseason and spring training are behind us, but there's plenty of MLB news left to cover. Here are the noteworthy transactions, injuries and more from the 2026 season. July 20 Kansas City Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. left Monday night's 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants with back tightness, which also kept him out a day earlier. Witt struck out in the first inning and walked in the third. Nick Loftin replaced him in the top of the fifth. Witt didn’t play in Sunday’s 19-2 loss to the San Diego Padres. He is batting .279 with 13 homers, 39 RBIs and an American League-lea...