The Royals have called up top prospect Raul Mondesi in order to add him to their World Series roster, the club announced. You might be surprised. Mondesi spent the 2014 season with the Wilmington Blue Rocks of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League, and played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League after the regular season. Raul Adalberto Mondesi assigned to Idaho Falls Chukars. ': Mondesi hits a solo homer, WATCH: Mondesi crushes his first homer of season. Prior to the 2013 season, Mondesí was ranked by Baseball America as the team's seventh best prospect. Princeton Rays placed OF Raul Mondesi, Jr. on the 60-day disabled list. Mondesi went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and eight men left on base in Friday's 6-5 loss to the White Sox. He is the first player in modern MLB history to make his debut in the World Series, doing so with the Royals in Game 3 on October 30, 2015, against the New York Mets. On May 10, Mondesi was suspended 50 games after testing positive for clenbuterol which is banned by Major League Baseball. [7] He was ranked by MLB.com as the 38th best prospect overall. What can we learn from Mike Moustakas and Alex Gordon as it relates to Mondesi? In 2015, Mondesi played for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals of the Class AA Texas League. 1994 Stadium Club First Day Issue #390 Raul Mondesi: $3.12: 1994 Stadium Club Golden Rainbow #390 Raul Mondesi: $0.34 Mondesi began the 2016 season in Double-A. He's notched at least one hit in all but four of his last 18 contests. 2020 AL Cent Standings. Though Adalberto Mondesi hit his first homer of the season a very long way, the Royals’ rut at the plate continued in a 5-2 loss to the Indi... Mondesi went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and a pair of RBI singles in Friday's 7-4 loss to the White Sox. Mondesi will start at shortstop and bat ninth Sunday against the Twins, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports. In the third, Mondesi reached on a single and advanced to second on Ryan Braun's error before coming around to score on a Perez single. Tampa Bay Rays traded RHP Burke Badenhop to Milwaukee Brewers for OF Raul Mondesi, Jr.. OF Raul Mondesi, Jr. roster status changed by Helena Brewers. However, he also continued to produce on the basepaths, recording his 13th stolen base of the campaign in the third inning after reaching base on a walk. He was ranked by Baseball America as the team's third best prospect. Raul Mondesi was born on Friday, March 12, 1971, in San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic. However, after batting as low as eighth last week, Mondesi has hit fifth in each of the Royals' last three games, which suggests manager Mike Matheny is confident that Mondesi is close to getting it together.
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Mondesi's 4th HR of the week ties score in KC. Mondesi had not hit higher than seventh in the order since he hit sixth on Aug. 11. Nicky Lopez had batted out of the ninth spot in the order in three of the previous four games, but after a recent surge at the plate, he'll move up to the two hole in the series finale. He finished the season, hitting .290/.346/.386 with three home runs in 50 games.
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His second steal came in the eighth. He's also riding an eight-game hitting streak, which has buoyed his September average to .286. After singling against Sean Poppen in the seventh inning, Mondesi stole second and third to triple his stolen stolen-base total for the season.
The speedy shortstop is slashing .216/.253/.330 with four homers, 14 RBI and 23 runs scored in 50 games this year, but he's been more productive since the start of September. Fox Sports™ and © 2020 Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC.
It's been a colossal struggle at the plate for Mondesi so far this season -- he has a walk rate under two percent and entered this game with a 35 wRC+, the lowest mark among all qualified hitters. Adding to your cart. Mondesi ended the season hitting .185/.231/.281 with nine stolen bases in 47 games. Mondesi has nudged his average back up to .200 with six hits in his last four games, and his AL-leading 11 steals have been the only thing keeping his fantasy value afloat this year. On Saturday, Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi tied a major league record with his third consecutive game with at least one hom... Mondesi has HR, SB; Zimmer gets 1st win as Royals top Bucs.
Mondesi went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, one steal and one additional run scored Saturday against the Pirates. Prior to the 2014 season, Mondesí was considered one of the top prospects in baseball. Price: US $19.99. Raul Mondesi, Jr. assigned to DSL Brewers from Milwaukee Brewers.
OF Raul Mondesi, Jr. assigned to Princeton Rays. What history says about the Royals' decision to give Adalberto Mondesi a day off. Mondesi went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, three runs and an RBI during Wednesday's 12-3 win over the Cardinals. Mondesi became the youngest Royal to hit a home run since Clint Hurdle in 1978.
[10] He won his first World Series ring on November 2, 2015, when the Kansas City Royals won Game 5 over the New York Mets. Mondesi has started all 11 games this season despite going just .231/.231/.333 at the plate, though the rebuilding Royals have little reason not to let him work through his struggles on the field. Mondesi has drawn only one walk in 62 plate appearances and is still without a homer. [14] He was born in Los Angeles, California, while his father played for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Terms of Use | Privacy Policy (updated 09.02.2015) | About Our Ads.