What’s the Bit with Witt’s Split?

Also, John Smoltz—like all of us—has a little trouble accepting the passage of time.

Brandon McCarthy points out this rather remarkable statistic about Bobby Witt Jr. that I had missed:

Witt at home: .409/.458/.736 with 25 2B, 8 3B, 12 HR, 62 runs, 46 RBIs in 61 games.
Witt on road: .288/.327/.472 with 8 2B, 2 3B, 10 HR, 37 runs, 38 RBIs in 55 games.

It’s certainly not that Bobby Witt Jr. has been bad on the road—with his defense and speed…