{"id":2306939,"date":"2026-03-01T20:15:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2306939"},"modified":"2026-03-01T20:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T20:15:30","slug":"royals-jac-caglianone-exit-velocity-points-to-massive-season-for-kansas-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royals-jac-caglianone-exit-velocity-points-to-massive-season-for-kansas-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals&#8217; Jac Caglianone exit velocity points to massive season for Kansas City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\/news\/royals-jac-caglianone-exit-velocity-massive-season-kansas-city\/d89ebb93b8bb563d6dc0eeb3?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Royals' Jac Caglianone exit velocity points to massive season for Kansas City;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Royals&#8217; Jac Caglianone exit velocity points to massive season for Kansas City<\/a> originally appeared on <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jac Caglianone didn&#8217;t have the rookie season everyone hoped for with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/kansas-city-royals\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kansas City Royals;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kansas City Royals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But if anything can be taken from Spring Training, it&#8217;s that Caglianone might be ready to take Major League Baseball by storm.<\/p>\n<p>Caglianone is putting up exit velocity totals in the spring that no one else is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/cincinnati-reds\/news\/reds-12-year-old-outfielder-reported-28-million-contract-agreement\/510a207e8599581bb44d5fb0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reds reportedly sign 12-year old for $2.8 million;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reds reportedly sign 12-year old for $2.8 million<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Specifically, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SlangsOnSports\/status\/2028182547939659972\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:this stat from Sarah Langs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">this stat from Sarah Langs<\/a> is remarkable:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>There have been eight batted balls of 115 miles per hour or higher exit velocity this spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Caglianone has three of them, and is the only player with multiple.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those three for Caglianone:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list\">\n<li\/>\n<li\/>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p>Yeah, the kid is special.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/news\/mets-phenom-ate-900-raw-eggs-month-100-mph-fastball\/aa02b0d704f266777fc314c7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This Mets phenom ate 900 raw eggs in a month to develop his 100 MPH fastball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">This Mets phenom ate 900 raw eggs in a month to develop his 100 MPH fastball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Caglianone has traveled a slightly different path to this point than many sluggers. In college at Florida, he was actually a two-way player, also throwing heat on the mound.<\/p>\n<p>When he came to pro ball, that meant he had to get used to being a hitter all the time and not pitching.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s also getting adjusted for a potential full-time outfield role in the season ahead after spending some time at first base.<\/p>\n<p>There are definitely still moving parts when it comes to Caglianone&#8217;s future, but it seems pretty clear that he can hit the ball as hard as anyone in baseball. And as time goes on, that should work out well for him.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">More MLB news:<\/h2>\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 ca.sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royals&#8217; Jac Caglianone exit velocity points to massive season for Kansas City originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Jac Caglianone didn&#8217;t have the rookie season everyone hoped for with the Kansas City Royals. 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