The Royals made improvements in several key areas, namely the starting rotation, but they also got a superhuman year from shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.One of the best players in baseball, he hit .332 to win the American League batting title.

Witt, 24, was named the All-MLB First Team at shortstop. He led MLB with a .332 batting average and 211 hits. Witt finished the 2024 campaign with 32 homers, 109 RBIs and an .977 OPS (on-base plus slugging).

Perez, 34, earned his fifth Silver Slugger Award. He piloted the Royals offense with 27 home runs and 104 RBIs. Perez hit his 250th career home run against the New York Mets and later eclipsed 1,500 hits against the Colorado Rockies.