He may have gotten off to a slow start this season, but Bobby Witt Jr., the No. 7 prospect in baseball per MLB Pipeline, had a great night at the plate Wednesday. The 20-year-old shortstop went 3-for-5 with his first Double-A home run to help the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, the Royals' Double-A affiliate, beat Tulsa, 9-2 at Arvest Ballpark.

Witt, whom the Royals selected second overall in 2019, led off the bottom of the third inning with a solo homer to right field off Tulsa right-hander Michael Grove. Since there was no Minor League season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is Witt's first taste of professional baseball outside of the Arizona Rookie League and work at Kansas City's alternate training site last year. All things considered, homering in his seventh game isn't too bad.

Witt is the son of former Major League right-handed pitcher Bobby Witt, who played 16 seasons, 11 of which came with the Rangers. Witt Jr. has shown himself to be so advanced with his approach at the plate in his limited chances so far, that he could be in the Majors sooner rather than later.