SportsBeat KC: Royals’ rough start embodied by shortstop Adalberto Mondesi’s struggles
Never has the idea of “no time like the present” to make improvements been more true than this baseball season.
The Royals have lost seven of their first 10 games, and in a 60-game season, the time a team has to turn things around is greatly reduced. That also goes for individuals like Adalberto Mondesi. The promising shortstop is off to slow start — at the plate, in the field and on the base paths.
On this episode of SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast, columnists Sam Mellinger and Vahe Gregorian break it all down and discuss what it will take to get back on track ... for the Royals, and for Mondesi.
After a break, the discussion turns to the opt-out decision by Chiefs running back Damien Williams and why some sports and leagues are doing a better job of handling the pandemic re-start than others.
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