Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Adalberto Mondesi was born July 27, 1995, in Los Angeles, California. He is a shortstop in the MLB.

The Royals added Mondesi to their active roster for the 2015 World Series. He became the first player since Bug Holliday in 1885 to make his major league debut during a championship series.

In 2020 Mondesi batted .256/.294/.416 with 33 runs, 6 home runs, and 22 RBIs, and led the AL in stolen bases (24).

In 2022, Mondesí was batting .140 in 15 games when he sustained a torn left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). He underwent surgery in May and missed the rest of the season.

Overall with the Royals, Mondesí appeared in 358 regular-season games, batting .244 with 38 home runs, 157 RBIs, and an 83.6% success rate on stolen base attempts (133-for-159). Defensively, he made 262 appearances at shortstop, 68 at second base, 20 at third base, and 11 as designated hitter. He registered an aggregate .982 fielding percentage.