{"id":1953228,"date":"2025-08-11T00:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T00:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1953228"},"modified":"2025-08-11T00:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T00:08:00","slug":"royals-matt-quatraro-announces-jac-caglianone-news-after-11-straight-missed-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-matt-quatraro-announces-jac-caglianone-news-after-11-straight-missed-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals&#8217; Matt Quatraro Announces Jac Caglianone News After 11 Straight Missed Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-matt-quatraro-announces-jac-caglianone-news-after-11-straight-missed-games\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals' Matt Quatraro Announces Jac Caglianone News After 11 Straight Missed Games;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Royals&#8217; Matt Quatraro Announces Jac Caglianone News After 11 Straight Missed Games<\/a> originally appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals, at 57\u201358, are on the outside looking in in the American League Wild Card race, sitting four games behind the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>After making a return to the playoffs for the first time in nine seasons last year, the Royals are hoping to make a late-season push again, although they\u2019ve recently dealt with injuries to the pitching staff and rookie slugger Jac Caglianone.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old left-hander was selected sixth overall just last year in the 2024 MLB Draft and made his debut in early June. He has struggled to find his footing against major-league pitching, batting just .147 with a .485 OPS over 150 at-bats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Kansas City Royals right fielder Jac Caglianone (14)\u00a9 Sam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Jac Caglianone Injury Update<\/h2>\n<p>Caglianone suffered a left hamstring strain and was placed on the 10-day injured list on July 27. He felt the injury while running to first base after a groundout in the first game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Guardians. He had previously felt tightness in the same hamstring while running down a double in the right-center gap.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Friday\u2019s series opener with the Minnesota Twins, manager Matt Quatraro announced an update on the injured rookie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMatt Quatraro says Jac Caglianone is doing well and if everything continues to go well this weekend he will go out on a rehab assignment next week.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Royals Hoping Time Away Helps Caglianone Reset at the Plate<\/h2>\n<p>This comes at a good time for the Royals, who have been piling up series wins as of late\u2014they\u2019ve won four of their last five\u2014including two against real playoff contenders, the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Although Caglianone has struggled, his career is still just beginning, and a month away from the big leagues could help him rediscover the success that led to his quick rise to MLB.<\/p>\n<p>Randal Grichuk, acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 26, has been appearing in right field in Caglianone\u2019s spot as he recovers.<\/p>\n<p><i>This story was originally reported by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/royals-matt-quatraro-announces-jac-caglianone-news-after-11-straight-missed-games\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Aug 8, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royals&#8217; Matt Quatraro Announces Jac Caglianone News After 11 Straight Missed Games originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Kansas City Royals, at 57\u201358, are on the outside looking in in the American League Wild Card race, sitting four games behind the New York Yankees. 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