Jac Caglianone called up to MLB by Kansas City Royals
Jac Caglianone called up to MLB by Kansas City Royals
After just 50 games in the minor leagues, former Florida baseball star Jac Caglianone is being called up to the Majors by the Kansas City Royals.
Caglianone made his name in college as a two-way, record-breaking slugger at Florida. He set the program record for homers a year after Wyatt Langford raised the bar, and is one of the most prolific swingers in college baseball history. Despite all that, he fell to No. 6 in the 2024 MLB draft, finally being selected by Kansas City.
From there, Caglianone played 29 games in High-A to finish out an already long 2024 season — he led Florida to back-to-back College World Series appearances and played deep into June. Caglianone slashed .241/.302/.388 with just two homers. A bit of a slow start, but the bat was still average at a higher level than most begin their professional careers at.
Caglianone's first full year in pro ball went much differently. He started off in Double-A and mashed the ball, racking up nine homers and 32 RBIs in 38 games. His wRC+ was 157 through those games, well above the league average of 100, and a call-up to Triple-A came in mid-May. Just 12 games (and six more homers) later, and Caglianone's power swing is considered ready for MLB action.
Maybe it's that Kansas City has averaged fewer than three runs per game over the past week or so, but Caglianone was always going to be a quick call-up. The Royals' offensive woes accelerated the process, though.
Now, with a decent amount of pressure on his shoulders, Caglianone is set to take his first MLB swings. Kansas City faces St. Louis at 7:45 p.m. on Bally Sports Midwest or MLB.TV.
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