ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jac Caglianone went deep twice for his as the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Thursday.
The 22-year-old prospect won lefty-lefty matchups both times a day after sitting out in the majors for the first time in part because of a left-handed starter for Texas.
Both of Caglianone’s homers led off innings. He pulled a 95.5 mph fastball from Jacob Latz into the Texas Rangers bullpen in right-center field, the 387-foot shot giving the Royals a 3-0 lead in the second. The second was on the first pitch from Robert Garcia in the ninth, a 439-footer over that same bullpen.
The sixth overall pick in last year’s amateur draft out of Florida, at St. Louis on June 3. His average was at .196 after going 0 for 4 in the opener of a series at Texas and sitting out the second game.
Caglianone, who played his first six games on the road before , swung at Latz’s 2-2 pitch above the strike zone, and pointed toward center field. He made the same gesture after crushing a slider from Garcia.
The 6-foot-5 Caglianone hit 15 homers in 50 games combined with Double-A Northwest Arkansas and Triple-A Omaha before getting called up.
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Photo: Kansas City Royals’ Jac Caglianone celebrates in the dugout after hitting his first career home run during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Thursday, June 19, 2025, Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Albert Pena)
