In May 2025, India was spiked on his knee by Willson Contreras. A month later, he suffered a shoulder injury making a diving play. Finally, in September, India landed on the injured list with a wrist injury. That shoulder injury is where we should focus the most, as it seemed to have a clear impact the remainder of India’s season. Take the below splits into account:
3/27/2025-6/12/2025: .252/.336/.340, 88.9 EV, 83.7% Contact%, 41.4% Swing%, 19.8% LD%
6/14/2025-9/30/2025: .219/.315/.355, 86.9 EV, 81.2% Contact%, 38.9% Swing%, 13.9% LD%
India was a completely different hitter after the shoulder injury. He didn’t miss any real time or land on the injured list, but it begs the question: was India hampered by the shoulder injury for much of 2025? The Royals are banking on a bounceback from India in 2026 and they’ll need it to find any value at second base. Perhaps playing fewer positions and getting back to the basics will help.