CHICAGO (AP) Yoán Moncada is not looking back at his struggles in the past or forward to the promise of his future.
The 23-year-old switch-hitter said he is having too much fun in the present.
Moncada hit a pair of solo shots for his first multihomer game and Leury Garcia added a two-run drive to power the Chicago White Sox past the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Tuesday night.
After struggling to consistently produce last year in his first full major league season amid huge expectations, Moncada is off to a fast start with a .333 batting average, five homers and 16 RBIs.
Last year was last year; its in the past, he said through a translator. I learned and now Im just enjoying this moment.
Lets just wait and see what happens in a month or two. So far, the results have been there.
Lucas Duda homered for the Royals, who are 0-5 on the road.
Kansas City starter Jorge Lopez (0-2) had a career-high 10 strikeouts but gave up three homers and allowed four runs on eight hits in six innings.
