In May of 2016, the defending World Champs (that still sounds nice) were dealt a blow when Alex Gordon and Mike Moustakas collided while chasing down a fly ball in foul territory. Gordon would miss nearly a month with a sprained wrist. Moustakas fared even worse, missing the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
To fill in for Moose at the hot corner, the Royals called up 23-year-old Cheslor Cuthbert, the smiley Nicaraguan with the 80/80 name (his middle name is Jesly, in case you doubt the grade). To his credit, Cheslor made the most of his opportunity slashing .