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The suspicions triggered by Adalberto Mondesi’s early departure from Sunday’s game were unfortunately confirmed Monday. After he’d played just three games since spending almost three weeks on the Injured List with a hamstring problem, the KC Royals returned Mondesi to the List Monday, this time for a left oblique strain.
The Royals will miss Mondesi’s bat. He’s slashing .361/.378/.833 with four homers and nine RBIs in 10 games, all welcome contributions to the club’s troublesome offense.
Mondesi’s third trip to the IL of the season—he opened the campaign there with a right oblique strain—means Nicky Lopez will move from second base to short until Mondesi returns.