Jac Caglianone - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Sitting Wednesday Caglianone is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

Impact After starting each of the Royals' first five games of May and going a collective 4-for-17 with two home runs, two walks, four RBI and three runs, Caglianone will receive a night off Wednesday. Starling Marte will check in for Caglianone in right field and will bat sixth.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Michael Wacha throws just 79 pitches in 7 innings and the surging Royals beat the Guardians 6-2

Michael Wacha needed only 79 pitches to get through seven strong innings and Bobby Witt Jr. homered to spark a four-run fourth as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardian...

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Royals hold Mariners to 4 hits for a 4-1 win and 3-game series sweep

Vinnie Pasquantino scored the go-ahead run in a three-run fourth inning and the Kansas City Royals held the Seattle Mariners to just four hits for a 4-1 win

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Mariners aim to avoid series sweep against the Royals

The Kansas City Royals and the Seattle Mariners play in the final game of a three-game series

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Massey scores in 10th on Garcia's sacrifice fly, Royals beat Mariners 3-2

Michael Massey scored on Maikel Garcia's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals overcame a dominant 14-strikeout performance from Seattle starter Emerson Hanc...

MAY 3 • Associated Press

Slugs third homer Caglianone went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-6 win over the Mariners.

Impact Caglianone has homered three times over his last nine games, accounting for half of his hits in that span and all of his homers on the year. The outfielder continues to see a strong-side platoon role in right field. He's batting .253 with a .762 OPS, five RBI, 12 runs scored, five doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 102 plate appearances this season.

MAY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Lane Thomas hits go-ahead RBI single and Royals beat Mariners 7-6

Lane Thomas hit the go-ahead RBI single in the eighth, Vinnie Pasquantino homered in his return to the starting lineup, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Vinnie Pasquantino returns to lineup and homers for Royals

All Vinnie Pasquantino needed was a few days of rest, a heated massage pad and a warm, sunny day in Seattle to get back on track for the Kansas City Royals

MAY 2 • Associated Press

Sitting against lefty Caglianone is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Athletics.

Impact With lefty Jeffrey Springs on the hill for the Athletics, Caglianone will take a seat. Starling Marte is starting in right field and batting sixth. Caglianone is slashing .217/.250/.435 with one homer, two RBI and a 0:10 BB:K across 24 plate appearances against left-handed pitching this season. He hasn't been much better against right-handers.

APRIL 30 • ROTOWIRE

Royals starting to make up ground after strong offensive weekend | Sporting News Bobby Witt Jr. and Jac Caglianone finally hit their first homers last week.

APRIL 27 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

The Mets, Red Sox and Phillies aren't out - but they're very much down

Alex Cora was fired as manager of the Boston Red Sox over the weekend

APRIL 27 • Associated Press

Ties game with homer Caglianone went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 11-9 extra-inning win over the Angels.

Impact Caglianone was on the bench to start the contest, but he came in as a pinch hitter for Starling Marte in the eighth inning. Caglianone struck out in that at-bat, but he came through an inning later with a game-tying homer when the Royals were down to their last out. He's hit safely in nine of his last 10 games, going 11-for-36 (.306) with two homers, four RBI and a 4:12 BB:K in that span. For the season, Caglianone is batting .263 with a .769 OPS, two homers, four RBI, 11 runs scored, five doubles, one triple and no stolen bases across 90 plate appearances. He continues to hold down a strong-side platoon role in right field.

APRIL 27 • ROTOWIRE

Lane Thomas' 10th-inning homer leads Royals over Angels 11-9

With runners on second and third, Lane Thomas delivered a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Kansas City Royals over the Los Angeles Angels 11-9 and sweep the series

APRIL 27 • Associated Press

Seven Teams, Seven Slow Starts. What's Behind MLB's Most Surprising Struggles?

What's going on with these playoff hopefuls? And what hope do they have of turning things around the rest of the way?

APRIL 23 • FOX SPORTS

Seven Teams, Seven Slow Starts. What's Behind MLB's Most Surprising Struggles?

Slugs first homer Monday Caglianone went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Monday's 7-5 loss to the Orioles.

Impact Caglianone snapped his homer drought, demolishing a Kyle Bradish fastball over the center-field wall in the second inning for his first long ball of the season. After a quiet first two weeks, the 23-year-old outfielder is starting to find his rhythm, hitting safely in six straight games and raising his OPS to .750 through 20 contests.

APRIL 21 • ROTOWIRE

Leody Taveras hits first career grand slam and Orioles hold on for wild 7-5 win over Royals in 12

Leody Taveras hit a grand slam during a five-run 12th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles held on for a wild 7-5 victory over the Royals, handing Kansas City its eighth straight loss

APRIL 21 • Associated Press

Taking seat versus lefty Caglianone is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

Impact After a stretch of four consecutive starts, the left-handed-hitting Caglianone will exit the lineup Sunday while the Yankees send a southpaw (Ryan Weathers) to the bump. Starling Marte will take Caglianone's spot in right field and will bat sixth.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Royals try to end 7-game road losing streak, play the Yankees

The Kansas City Royals will try to break their seven-game road losing streak in a matchup with the New York Yankees

APRIL 19 • Associated Press

Cody Bellinger homers twice and drives in five as the Yankees rout the struggling Royals 13-4

Cody Bellinger hit a pair of two-run homers, drove in five runs and the New York Yankees rolled to a 13-4 rout of the Kansas City Royals

APRIL 18 • Associated Press

Royals aim to break road losing streak, face the Yankees

The Kansas City Royals will look to break their six-game road slide in a matchup with the New York Yankees

APRIL 18 • Associated Press

Royals take on the Tigers looking to stop road skid

The Kansas City Royals will attempt to break their four-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Detroit Tigers

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Reaches safely four times Caglianone went 3-for-3 with a triple and a walk in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Tigers.

Impact Caglianone snapped out of a recent slump with his best game in weeks, reaching base in all four plate appearances. The outfielder ripped a 113.5 mph triple to lead off the third inning for Kansas City's first baserunner of the day, before drawing a walk in the fifth and being stranded at third. He added singles in both the seventh and ninth to keep the tying run aboard late. Entering Wednesday, the former sixth-overall pick had gone just 3-for-27 (.111) with a 2:12 BB:K over his previous eight games but with the breakout performance, Caglianone is now batting a very respectable .275 with a .754 OPS on the season

APRIL 16 • ROTOWIRE

Wenceel Pérez hits an 8th-inning homer as Tigers beat Royals 2-1 for 5th straight win

Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight game, beating the Kansas City Royals 2-1

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Anthony Kay earns first MLB win since 2021 as White Sox shut out Royals 2-0

Anthony Kay allowed three hits in 5 2/3 innings to pick up his first major league victory since July 2021 as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0

APRIL 10 • Associated Press

Exiting starting nine Wednesday Caglianone is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.

Impact The left-handed-hitting Caglianone was included in the lineup the last time the Royals faced a lefty starter (Milwaukee's Kyle Harrison) on Sunday, but the 23-year-old will head to the bench for the series finale in Cleveland while southpaw Joey Cantillo takes the hill for Cleveland. Caglianone will give up his usual spot in right field to Starling Marte, who will bat eighth.

APRIL 8 • ROTOWIRE

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