With Trevor Story out for the first few months of the regular season, the Red Sox find themselves needing a shortstop. While Kiké Hernandez is expected to help fill that role initially, the team is now also bringing in another player with MLB experience at the position.

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Adalberto Mondesi is being traded to the Red Sox, per source. The Royals will receive Josh Taylor in exchange, while Boston will also receive a player to be named later.

— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) January 24, 2023?s=20&t=3doUBgerdvNxO_50I3DS8A" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Feinsand on Tuesday, the Red Sox are acquiring shortstop Adalberto Mondesi from Kansas City. In exchange, the team wills end relief pitcher Josh Taylor to the Royals. The Red Sox will also get either cash considerations or a player to be named later in the deal.

• Adalberto Mondesi is being traded to the Red Sox, per @mikedeportes and @Feinsand.
  
  Royals will receive Josh Taylor in exchange, while Boston will also receive a player to be named later.
  
  Looks like the Red Sox have their starting SS. pic.twitter.com/ocZHf8WBYZ

  — Tyler Milliken ⚾️ (@tylermilliken_) January 24, 2023

• Mondesi, 27, spent his first seven years in the Majors with the Royals, having been called up at the age of 20. In that time he’s been up and down between the Majors and minors.

  Injuries have also limited him at times – he’s played in over 100 games just once, in 2019. That year, he hit 2.63 while leading the league with 10 triples. He also played a ‘full’ season during the 2020 Pandemic-shorted year, and led the Majors with 24 steals. Last season, Mondesi appeared in 15 games before tearing his left ACL.

  The Red Sox get Mondesi in the final year of his contract, when he’s set to make $3.05 million. He’s scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the 2023 season.

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  Apr 10, 2022; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi (27) fields a ground ball during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Kauffman Stadium. Credit: Peter Aiken-USA TODAY Sports

• A second-generation major leaguer, Mondesi is the son of Raul Mondesi, who played for seven MLB teams between 1993 and 2005. He was the NL Rookie of the Year in 1994, an All-Star in 1995, and won two Gold Glove awards as a right fielder in the late 90s. While with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was teammates with current Red Sox manager Alex Cora in 1998 and 1999.

  As for Taylor, he’s spent the last five years in Boston after being acquired as a player to be named later in a 2018 trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks for Deven Marrero. He made his major league debut in 2019, and between 2019 and 2021 appeared in 121 games for the Red Sox posting a 3.69 ERA.

  Towards the end of the 2021 season, Taylor was placed on the IL with a lower back injury. Although he returned for the playoffs, he then began the 2022 season on the 10-day IL again with a back injury. He was then transferred to the 60-day IL and ended up missing the entire season.

• Adalberto Mondesi’s career stats

  Standard Batting

  Year	Age	Tm	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
  2016	20	KCR	47	135	16	25	1	3	2	13	9	6	48	.185	.231	.281
  2017	21	KCR	25	53	4	9	1	0	1	3	5	3	22	.170	.214	.245
  2018	22	KCR	75	275	47	76	13	3	14	37	32	11	77	.276	.306	.498
  2019	23	KCR	102	415	58	109	20	10	9	62	43	19	132	.263	.291	.424
  2020	24	KCR	59	219	33	56	11	3	6	22	24	11	70	.256	.294	.416
  2021	25	KCR	35	126	19	29	8	1	6	17	15	6	43	.230	.271	.452
  2022	26	KCR	15	50	3	7	0	0	0	3	5	4	20	.140	.204	.140
  Career			358	1273	180	311	54	20	38	157	133	60	412	.244	.280	.408
  162 avg.			162	576	81	141	24	9	17	71	60	27	186	.244	.280	.408

  Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
  Bold and italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues.
  Generated 1/24/2023.

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