Witt immediately flung his bat after getting hit and grabbed his left wrist before taking a knee and leaving the game. Royals manager Matt Quatraro said that Witt initially lost feeling in his fingers after he was hit by the pitch, but regained feeling soon after. That gave Royals fans some optimism, but X-rays loomed.

Bobby Witt Jr. is going to be OK, right? X-rays came back negative after the Royals' shortstop was hit in the left forearm by a fastball during a March 12 spring training game. He suffered a contusion and will continue to be evaluated.