Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr pulls off epic slide to avoid tag at home plate

Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr pulls off epic slide to avoid tag at home plate

It wound up being the winning run

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., #7, scores a run past Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, #29, during the seventh inning at T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig-Imagn Images)

Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., #7, scores a run past Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, #29, during the seventh inning at T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig-Imagn Images)

Bobby Witt Jr., #7 of the Kansas City Royals, looks to slide past Cal Raleigh, #29 of the Seattle Mariners, and the tag at home plate to score off of Vinnie Pasquantino's two-run RBI single during the seventh inning at T-Mobile Park on July 3, 2025 in Seattle. The Kansas City Royals won 3-2. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)