Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi was named American League Player of the Week for the period of September 21–27, a stretch in which he hit a Major League-best .615 (16-for-26) in seven games.
Mondesi is the first Royals player to win the award since Jorge Soler from August 5–11, 2019, and he’s just the second Royals shortstop to earn American League weekly honors, joining Mike Aviles from July 28-August 3, 2008.
Mondesi led the Majors in runs (10), hits (16), stolen bases (5), batting average (.615), on-base percentage (.655), slugging percentage (1.