Adalberto Mondesi’s 2021 season has not exactly gone to plan. In the very last game of Spring Training, he injured his oblique. This injury kept him out of a Royals uniform until May 27. Then, his June began just like his April did: with an injury. Over the weekend, the Royals sent Mondesi back to the Injured List, and to date Mondesi has appeared in seven games.
This is particularly painful for a few reasons. First, Mondesi is an absolutely dynamic player. No individual currently employed within the Royals organization—with the possible exception of Bobby Witt, Jr.