Royals general manager Dayton Moore visited the Dominican Republic earlier this month with a top assistant, and the first item on their itinerary was dinner with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. A few minutes into that conversation, Moore asked Mondesi if he had been following the Chiefs much. Had he tracked the success “of this amazing athlete,” Patrick Mahomes?
Mondesi nodded.
“You know who has that type of athletic ability, don’t you?” Moore asked.
He recalls the way Mondesi smiled in response to the question.
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