<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Kansas City Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list after missing the first 45 games of the season with a right oblique sprain.</p>
<p>Mondesi was hitting seventh in the Royals’ posted lineup for Tuesday night’s game at Tampa Bay.</p>
<p>“I feel good,” Mondesi said. “Feels good just being around these guys again. It was a long process. The only thing I could do is just stay positive and keep doing all my things to get here.”</p>
<p>Mondesi was hurt in the Royals’ final spring training game on March 29. He appeared in eight rehab games with Triple-A Omaha and Double-A Northwest Arkansas.</p>
<p>“That’s why I played a couple more games in Triple-A because I wanted to be sure I was 100 percent,” Mondesi said. “Try to be a healthy person, not trying to rush.”</p>
<p>Mondesi led the team in runs (22), hits (32), extra-base hits (14), RBIs (20) and on-base percentage (.408) last September. He became the eighth player to record the combination of 14 extra-base hits and 16 stolen bases in a calendar month, and the first since José Reyes in April 2007.</p>
<p>Also, Royals manager Mike Matheny said outfielder Hunter Dozier, sidelined by a concussion and rehabbing at Omaha, “seems to be getting his timing right.”</p>
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