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Royals Prospect Jac Caglianone Launches First AAA Home Run 410′
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, JUN 19 – Rookie Jac Caglianone became the fourth Royals player to hit his first two career home runs in one game, powering Kansas City’s third consecutive win, 4-1 over Texas.
- Jac Caglianone, a newcomer for the Kansas City Royals, launched his first two major league home runs in a 4-1 win against the Texas Rangers on Thursday.
- Caglianone was called up from Triple-A Omaha after opening the year in Double-A and adapting to quality pitchers while improving his pitch selection.
- He launched his first career homer in the second inning, putting the Royals ahead 3-0, then added a second solo shot in the top of the ninth that traveled 439 feet with an exit velocity of 110 mph.
- Before Thursday, Caglianone had a.196 batting average over 52 plate appearances, and the two solo home runs raised his season average to.218.
- The Royals earned their third straight win and continue their road trip with a weekend series against the San Diego Padres starting Friday night.
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Jac Caglianone hits first MLB home run on Kansas City Royals
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Caglianone's first multi-homer game powers Royals to series sweep
ARLINGTON, Texas (KMIZ) Kansas City's top prospect has hit his first MLB home runs. Jac Caglianone crushed a pair of solo shots for the Royals (37-38) in their series finale with the Rangers (36-39), propelling them to a 4-1 victory. With this sweep, manager Matt Quatraro's club has captured some much-needed momentum, responding to a six-game losing skid with three consecutive victories to improve its record to just one contest below the .500-ma…
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Jac Caglianone hits first 2 career homers as Royals beat Rangers
Rookie Jac Caglianone homered twice and Vinnie Pasquantino also went deep to back the three-hit pitching of Michael Wacha and three relievers as the Kansas City Royals swept past the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Thursday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.
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