Raul Mondesi Jr. has been tearing up AAA Omaha after getting promoted from AA NW Arkansas July 8. Raul Mondesi was hitting .304/.328/.536 with 2 doubles, 3 triples, and 1 home run in 56 at bats for the Stormchasers. Mondesi will join the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night, just one day before his 21st birthday.
The promotion is something of a vindication for Mondesi after MLB hit him with a 50-day PEDs violation earlier this season. Mondesi successfully reduced his suspension from the typical 80-day penalty for first time offenders by proving that the substance identified in his system was included in an over-the-counter cold medicine he purchased in his native Dominican Republic.