The No. 1 prospect in the Kansas City Royals farm system is scheduled to appear in Springfield this week.
Shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. will appear with the Northwest Arkansas Naturals when they play a six-game series this week at Hammons Field starting Tuesday at 6:35 p.m.
Witt is the No. 7 prospect in all of baseball and is projected to make his MLB debut next season. He should be the highest-rated prospect to make an appearance in Springfield this year.
Witt was drafted with the second overall pick during the 2019 MLB Draft only behind Adley Rutschman, a catcher selected by the Baltimore Orioles, who is rated as baseball's No.