“This team’s gonna be special,” Bobby Witt Jr. positive about future despite Royals’ 1-3 loss vs. Yankees

Bobby Witt Jr. positive about the team’s future after the heartbreaking series loss to the Yankees in the ALDS.

“This team’s gonna be special,” Bobby Witt Jr. positive about future despite Royals’ 1-3 loss vs. Yankees

Bobby Witt Jr. [Image Credit: Kansas City Star]

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. spoke about the Game 4 loss against the New York Yankees in the ALDS series in a postgame conference. The 24-year-old talked about how the team is looking forward to another year and is positive about striking back stronger than the current performance. 

Thursday signaled the end of the NY Yankees vs. Kansas City series as the pinstripes won by a 3-1 record. Following several obstacles during the 2024 regular season games and 2023’s 106 losses, the team clinched the wild card spot and their unexpected participation hyped up the entire franchise.

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Bobby Witt Jr. admitted that losing the series has definitely left a bad taste in their mouth, but they are already thinking of the 2025 postseason games and how far they can go next round. Many of the team’s core players are rookies led by the veterans. 

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Two of the most notable ones in the games were Witt Jr. and Vinnie Pasquantino. The 27-year-old spoke about how this experience will fuel their determination next year and will serve as a stepping stone.

It’s kind of something that will light a torch in you and leave a bad taste. For Kansas City Royals baseball, this is what we want. This is what we’re going to do every year. We’re going to be in the postseason. It’s not ‘how we’re going to get there,’ it’s ‘how far we’re going to go.’ That’s what we’re going to work for, and that’s what we’re going to do.

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Manager Matt Quantraro chimed in on the sentiment saying, “They’re the heart and soul” of the franchise and how proud he is of their performance this year. Pasquantino even came back after five weeks of breaking his thumb.

Quantraro said it was a “huge emotional lift” to have the first baseman on the roster. “The team respects the heck out of him,” he noted. Their early exit will further “make everyone in this clubhouse want to work harder”. “I feel like our team was special this year,” Witt Jr. added.

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Alex Verdugo on Yankees ALDS series win against Royals

The NY Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals match was insane on Thursday. Following the pinstripes 3-1 win to the bench-clearing incident, it was an electric night for both the team’s fans.

Alex Verdugo [Image Credit: CBS Sports]
Alex Verdugo [Image Credit: CBS Sports]

Although the Yanks are unaware of their next opponent in the ALCS on Monday, outfielder Alex Verdugo is confident in the team’s ability to win. He said they are ready to face whoever their opponent might be in the next game.

We’re going to prepare for either one. We’ll take the extra day off and get our bodies right. Whoever it is, we’ll focus in and lock in on ’em.

Alex Verdugo as per Andrew Meyers of Clutchpoints.

The entire team was doused in champagne as they celebrated their ALDS win. The bench-clearing incident became one of the focus points on Thursday, as both teams jumped out of the dugout for the faceoff. They’ll now be enjoying their short break before ALCS begins.

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