As if the 2019 season for the Kansas City Royals couldn’t get any worse, they saw one of their core pieces leave Sunday’s game with a shoulder injury. The Royals are on the brink of finishing with consecutive 100-loss seasons and Adalberto Mondesi already missed over a month when he dove for a ball in foul territory back in mid-July.
He made his return on September 1 and picked up where he left up. He surpassed 40 stolen bases on the season and had collected his 43rd in the top of the 1st inning after following Whit Merrifield with back-to-back singles.