KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has been named the Chevrolet AL Player of the Week, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.

The 24-year-old phenom picked up right where he left off prior to the All-Star break. Witt Jr. was 9 for 11 (.818) with three RBI and one home run in the three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox to start the unofficial second half of the season.

This is the second AL Player of the Week honor for Witt Jr. this season.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2023/8/1691287799360.jpeg" alt="Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. dives back to first base after a fly out by Michael Massey during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)" />
                        <figcaption>Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. dives back to first base after a fly out by Michael Massey during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>SEAN BOSTON<br><i>Hutch Post</i></p><p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has been named the Chevrolet AL Player of the Week, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bobby Witt Jr.: 9-for-11, 4 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI<br>Gavin Lux: 5-for-9, 4 XBH, 3 RBI<br><br>Your <a href="https://twitter.com/chevrolet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Chevrolet</a> AL and NL Players of the Week! <a href="https://t.co/7fbDNVf8rA">pic.twitter.com/7fbDNVf8rA</a></p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1815488427200315419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>The 24-year-old phenom picked up right where he left off prior to the All-Star break. Witt Jr. was 9 for 11 (.818) with three RBI and one home run in the three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox to start the unofficial second half of the season.</p><p>This is the second AL Player of the Week honor for Witt Jr. this season.</p>

⚾ Witt Jr. named AL Player of the Week to start second half