Bobby Witt Jr. shows off intense practice session ahead of 2025 season

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has been hitting the gym and track hard this offseason as he prepares for the upcoming 2025 MLB campaign.

Witt Jr. has been showing off his training sessions on social media, letting fans know what it takes to be an elite ballplayer.

In particular, Bobby Witt Jr. gave fans a glimpse of his training regimen, by showing off sprints. Here’s a glance at a post on his IG stories on Tuesday:

Bobby Witt Jr. shows off intense practice session ahead of 2025 season - Source: IG

The post shows Witt Jr. flying down the track with a coach timing his run. While sprints are a common baseball drill, Witt Jr.’s split time was impressive.

Here’s a look:

Bobby Witt Jr. shows off intense practice session ahead of 2025 season - Source: IG

The post shows a stopwatch with the results reading:

“.88 fly from 30-40 yards”

The impressive numbers underscore the sheer athleticism that Bobby Witt Jr. possesses. With 31 steals last season, Witt Jr. has used his speed to help his team win games. Perhaps, he might focus on stealing more bases in 2025.

If that’s the case, Witt Jr. could become the 40/40 club’s newest member. With Shohei Ohtani’s 50/50 season last year, the sky’s the limit for the MLB players nowadays. At 24, Witt Jr. has time to develop into the league’s next 50/50 player. It might just be a matter of time before he does.

He's had consecutive seasons with at least 30 homers and 30 bases stolen, becoming the first shortstop to have two such campaigns.

Bobby Witt Jr. had historic season for Kansas City Royals

Bobby Witt Jr. had a historic season for the Kansas City Royals in 2024. An article published on Dec. 27 by MLB.com looked at Witt Jr.’s numbers from last season.

While the piece highlighted that Witt Jr. hit 30 dingers and swiped 49 bags in 2023, his 2024 campaign was arguably better despite having lower speed numbers.

Firstly, Witt Jr. became the third Royal to have back-to-back 25/25 seasons. The feat was first achieved by Bo Jackson in the late 80s and then equaled by Carlos Beltran during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.

Second, Witt Jr. won his first Gold Glove at shortstop. That achievement was a significant acknowledgment of his overall play.

Third, Witt Jr. racked up 211 hits and a Major League-leading .332 batting average, earning him a nomination for the AL MVP award.

But the most impressive part of Witt Jr.’s 2024 season was his 10.4 WAR, breaking Hall of Famer George Brett’s team record of 9.4 set in 1980.

With such mind-blowing numbers, it’s tough to imagine Witt Jr. having a better season in 2025 than he did in 2023 and 2024. Nevertheless, he possesses the talent and apparent maturity, despite his age, to become a superstar.

Barring injury, Witt Jr. could be poised to take home his first AL MVP award as he leads his team to the playoffs and possibly a strong postseason run.