[This offseason, we debut a series of player profiles that speak less to player, more to man. Yoán Moncada had visions of a World Tour after the World Series, and with Chicago’s early exit in the playoffs, plans changed. But then, so did the artist within.]
Disconsolate, he plucks at a string. It sounds good, the nylon, instead of steel. Pito was right.
They don’t know me, my music. They just want ... to dance.
Yoán Moncada knows he should be training. The offseason runs short, and every day he plays music not baseball is a day he has to work harder to get his timing back in the cages, on the field.