Royals star Bobby Witt Jr.’s wife Maggie shares struggles of being a baseball athlete’s partner

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 27, 2025, 18:14 IST

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As the 2025 MLB season begins, Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. prepares for games while his wife, Maggie Black, reveals the busy life of a baseball wife on social media. She shares the challenges of constant packing and unpacking. The couple, childhood sweethearts, married in December 2023 in a small Dallas ceremony.

Royals star Bobby Witt Jr.’s wife Maggie shares struggles of being a baseball athlete’s partner

Bobby Witt Jr. with his wife Maggie Black via Instagram

With the 2025 MLB season just about to start, the Kansas City Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. is gearing up to face the Cleveland Guardians in the opening day game at the Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The All-Star’s wife, Maggie Black, recently shared a glimpse of her busy schedule while completing the baseball wife duties with her fans and followers on social media. From packing and unpacking shoes, clothes, and other belongings across the cities, Bobby Witt Jr.’s wife showed the reality of being a baseball athlete’s partner.

Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr.’s wife on the real side of being a baseball player’s wife

As the Kansas City Royals athletes are preparing to face the Cleveland Guardians at their home ground on March 27, their respective partners are busy not only supporting their better halves but also bearing the brunt of the 2025 MLB season. Royals star Bobby Witt Jr.’s wife, Maggie Black, even joined the list, as recently she gave a sneak peek into the busy life of a baseball athlete’s partner on social media. She posted a snap of storage bins stacked with clothes, shoes, and other belongings on her Instagram story and captioned it as
“Been a little MIA here because… BASEBALL SEASON IS HERE & so is the endless unpacking.”

Maggie Black’s Instagram story not only provided the real picture but also spoke volumes about the struggles of being an athlete's partner. Bobby Witt Jr. and Maggie Black were childhood sweethearts. They started dating each other during their high school days. During the wedding of the Kansas City Royals star and Maggie Black, he revealed that he was the one who initiated his advances towards his beloved wife by asking her best friend about her schedule so that he could shift her to the physics class.

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Bobby Witt Jr. and Maggie Black tied the knot on December 14, 2023, in Dallas in a small ceremony with a few close guests, family, and the Kansas City Royals team. The couple ended their stint as boyfriend and girlfriend to enter the most exciting chapter of their life as husband and wife.

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