Royals top prospect Witt Jr to start opener at third base April 5 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Bobby Witt Jr., widely considered the best prospect in baseball, has made Portland Trail Blazers Hoodie the Kansas City roster and will start at third base in the Royals' season opener against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday at Kauffman Stadium.The move with the 21-year-old infielder was widely expected, especially after he hit well in spring training. Witt batted .290 with 33 homers and 29 steals acro s Double-A and Triple-A last season.The Royals chose to go with Witt at third base, even though Derrick Jones Jr. Jersey his natural position is shortstop, so they could keep Adalberto Mondesi there.Witt was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 first-year player draft. His father, Bobby Witt Sr., pitched for 16 years in the big leagues with several different franchises. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this Moses Brown Jersey topic Major League Baseball Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals share Mbapp is bringing soccer to a new dimension at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldos precision 11 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Poland finds its true level at World Cup, beaten by the best Poland heads home from the World Cup as the latest team Portland Trail Blazers Jeresy unable to resist an inspired Kylian Mbapp 11 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup Jaylen Hoard Jersey 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Harry Gilles III Jersey Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS