Paul DeJong had a catalyst drive straightforwardly following getting exchanged from the Chicago White Sox to the Kansas City Royals. He tossed his stuff into a gym bag and strolled around the clubhouse on the third-base side of US Cell Field to the additional room on the decent early phase side.
“It’s immensely worked on appeared differently about agonizing over getting to the air terminal and everything,” DeJong communicated happily after Kansas City’s 4-3 win Tuesday night. “It was exceptionally clear.”
DeJong was obtained for unassuming right-hander Jarold Rosado in an exchange articulated three hours before the game. White Sox clubhouse staff assisted him with crushing his stuff, and a Royals gym bag looked for him in the other additional room.
DeJong, who turns 31 on Friday, didn’t play on Tuesday night. He hit .228 with 18 homers and 41 RBIs for the White Sox, making 83 beginning stages at shortstop and 10 at third base.
I’m essentially glad to be in a phenomenal social affair. I’ve watched this get-together for a long time by and by playing against them and it seems like basically a marvelous get-together of individuals, a ton of youthful, hungry limit and an important opportunity to win,” DeJong said. “I might have gone the nation over, yet rather I go across the field, so it’s ordinary I’ll ceaselessly recall.”
Kansas City has star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. moreover, begins Maikel Garcia in many games at third, conceivable seeking after DeJong a seat choice for supervisor Matt Quatraro.
“My work will be liquid. I think I’ll wind around and I’ll essentially attempt to exploit anything that shocking entrances I get,” DeJong said. “I will take reps overall around the infield, and anything Q needs, anything that this social occasion needs, I’m willing to do.”
DeJong consented to a $1.75m, one-year simultaneousness with Chicago and can get $150,000 for 400 plate appearances – he has 363 – and $100,000 something else for 500. He is a .229 calling hitter with 134 homers and 385 RBIs for St. Louis (2017-23), Toronto (2023), San Francisco (2023) and the White Sox. He can change into a free master again after the General title.
“He’s had a foundation set apart by hitting righties in his job, which is an enchanting dynamic,” Quatraro said. “We don’t have it portrayed how long seven days he will play or where or any of that stuff, because a gigantic piece of his time in his calling has been at short, with this last month at third, so we won’t simply toss him where he’s upset.”