Royals prospect a home run machine in Minors
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Gentry looking to help Royals during postseason push
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals lost a middle-of-the-order bat when they placed veteran right fielder Hunter Renfroe on the 10-day injured list on Sunday, but the club is hoping to replace that production with one of its hottest swinging prospects as Tyler Gentry was recalled from Triple-A Omaha ahead of
Caglianone, Mitchell lead Royals' newest Top 30 prospects list
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Royals have a new No. 1 prospect -- but their No. 2 prospect isn’t far behind. Jac Caglianone and Blake Mitchell, the Royals’ two most recent No. 1 Draft picks, are both in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 rankings at No. 18 and 56, respectively, and lead the
Top Royals pick Caglianone crushes first pro homer ... off a position player?
After setting the single-season (35) and career (75) home run records at Florida this year, it was a matter of time before Jac Caglianone brought his light-tower power to the Minors. He just didn't draw up his first professional home run looking like this. The sixth overall pick in July's
No. 8 prospect Jensen gets boost from this big leaguer
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Caglianone makes pro debut at High-A Quad Cities
KANSAS CITY -- Jac Caglianone, the Royals’ first-round Draft pick, will make his professional debut on Tuesday for High-A Quad Cities. After he was selected No. 6 overall in last month’s MLB Draft, Caglianone officially signed with the Royals on July 24 and headed to Arizona the next day to
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'Good idea to pick a Gator': Singer praises Caglianone's potential
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Two-way star Caglianone ready to work after signing with Royals
KANSAS CITY -- Not 10 minutes after Jac Caglianone heard the Royals call his name No. 6 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft, his phone dinged with a text from a number with a Texas area code. It was Bobby Witt Jr., the face of the Royals’ present and future.
This Royals Draft pick's fastball is 'just plain devastating'
KANSAS CITY -- “Disappearing,” “invisible” and “just plain devastating” are some of the ways evaluators have described L.P. Langevin’s four-seam fastball. The pitch generated a 45.4% whiff rate this spring for the Ragin’ Cajuns, tops in Division I baseball (min. 250 pitches), and it’s lethal at the top of the
Royals stick with heavy dose of college pitchers on Day 2 of Draft
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals went with a big, powerful college bat and a high-upside young prep arm on Day 1 of the MLB Draft with Florida first baseman/left-handed pitcher Jac Caglianone (No. 6 overall) and Mt. Lebanon (Pa.) High School lefty David Shields (No. 41) on Sunday night.
'Sky's the limit': Royals take prep lefty Shields with No. 41 pick
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals went with a big, powerful college bat in Florida two-way star Jac Caglianone with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday night. Their second-round pick couldn’t have been more different in 17-year-old prep left-handed pitcher David Shields, but the excitement
Two-way Caglianone 'too good to pass up' for Royals at No. 6
KANSAS CITY -- Jac Caglianone was already wearing a Royals hat when he hopped on a Zoom call with Kansas City media from his parents’ house in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday night. There was little doubt that he’s ready to start his professional career. “Oh, 100%,” Caglianone said with a
'This dude really can do it all': How setbacks put Caglianone on path to stardom
Heard the phrase, "There's no two ways about it?" Jac Caglianone is looking to prove there is. His past season with the Florida Gators showed why. With 35 home runs, he set the school's single-season and career home run record -- all while touching triple digits on the mound as
Get to know No. 6 Draft pick Jac Caglianone
When you draw comparisons to Shohei Ohtani, you're going to garner a high level of hype and attention. But the University of Florida's Jac Caglianone -- otherwise known as "Jactani" -- has lived up to the hype during his career with the Gators. Here's what you need to know about
No. 3 prospect Kudrna to be managed by childhood idol
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Champlain showing everyone what he's 'about'
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Royals’ top prospect jumps 11 spots on Top 100
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