Royals shortstop8/18/2023 ![]() He also was on the injured list in 2018 with a shoulder injury. Matheny wants him not to be diving so much. He did what he needed to do to get in a really good place right now." "When you have a place in the Caribbean, you can go back and call home and have a little more sunshine. I salute Adalberto for spending the whole winter in Kansas City, being committed," he said. The training staff really did an amazing job. "One of the goals is how can we keep him on the field as much as we can," Matheny said. ![]() Matheny would like to write Mondesi's name on the lineup card every day. "I'm working on that, getting my body ready to play the whole year," Mondesi said. Mondesi said his goal is to be available for all 162 games. A few days ago I started hitting from the right side." "It's almost at that time, where I can do everything on the field. "Right now it's feeling pretty good," he said. The switch-hitting Mondesi should be ready for the season opener, but likely will be held out of early spring training games. Then it happened again, so I just needed to get it fixed." "When I dove to catch the ball, that was when it happened the first time. ![]() "I just needed to get it fixed because I dislocated it," Mondesi said. He again hurt his shoulder in the final week while diving for a ball and had surgery in early October. Mondesi went on the injured list twice last year with a groin strain and left shoulder trouble. He's a special player and he's a special person." "Just look at some of the best shortstops and some of the ones that are getting the most attention and this guy can do everything they do and then some. "I don't think the baseball world has any idea how good this kid can be," Royals manager Mike Matheny said. In 2018, Mondesi became the only player to record at least 14 home runs and steal 32 bases in no more than 75 games. He did that despite injuries limiting him to 102 games. Last season, his 10 triples tied for the most in the majors and his 43 stolen bases ranked second. The only player to make his big league debut in the World Series, the 24-year-old Mondesi has blossomed into an emerging star for the Kansas City Royals. (AP) - Adalberto Mondesi might be one of the best kept secrets in baseball.
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