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KANSAS CITY -- Not 10 minutes after Jac Caglianone heard the Royals call his name No. 6 overall in the 2024 MLB Draft, his phone dinged with a text from a number with a Texas area code. It was Bobby Witt Jr., the face of the Royals’ present and future.

KANSAS CITY -- “Disappearing,” “invisible” and “just plain devastating” are some of the ways evaluators have described L.P. Langevin’s four-seam fastball. The pitch generated a 45.4% whiff rate this spring for the Ragin’ Cajuns, tops in Division I baseball (min. 250 pitches), and it’s lethal at the top of the

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals went with a big, powerful college bat and a high-upside young prep arm on Day 1 of the MLB Draft with Florida first baseman/left-handed pitcher Jac Caglianone (No. 6 overall) and Mt. Lebanon (Pa.) High School lefty David Shields (No. 41) on Sunday night.

KANSAS CITY -- The Royals went with a big, powerful college bat in Florida two-way star Jac Caglianone with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft on Sunday night. Their second-round pick couldn’t have been more different in 17-year-old prep left-handed pitcher David Shields, but the excitement

KANSAS CITY -- Jac Caglianone was already wearing a Royals hat when he hopped on a Zoom call with Kansas City media from his parents’ house in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday night. There was little doubt that he’s ready to start his professional career. “Oh, 100%,” Caglianone said with a

Heard the phrase, "There's no two ways about it?" Jac Caglianone is looking to prove there is. His past season with the Florida Gators showed why. With 35 home runs, he set the school's single-season and career home run record -- all while touching triple digits on the mound as

When you draw comparisons to Shohei Ohtani, you're going to garner a high level of hype and attention. But the University of Florida's Jac Caglianone -- otherwise known as "Jactani" -- has lived up to the hype during his career with the Gators. Here's what you need to know about

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KANSAS CITY -- The Royals brought in several relievers this offseason to remake the back end of their bullpen with strike throwers and veterans who can handle the moment. But the future of that unit still rests heavily on homegrown pieces, and one arrived in Kansas City on Thursday. The

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KANSAS CITY -- Tonight, we’ll have baseball being played at every level of the professional ranks. The Majors and Triple-A have been in action for a week, but finally the rest of the Minor Leagues will join them with their own Opening Days. The Royals released the rest of their

Triple-A Opening Day arrived across the country -- from Syracuse to Sacramento and many stops in between -- last Friday. Now the Double-A, High-A and Single-A levels will begin play. In other words, the season is in full swing. As is tradition around these parts, let’s get you ready for

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With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Royals’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Blake Mitchell (MLB No. 90), C -- Columbia (Single-A) 2. Nick Loftin, UTIL -- Kansas City (MLB) 3. Cayden Wallace, 3B -- Northwest Arkansas (Double-A) 4. Ben Kudrna, RHP --

This is an excerpt from the latest edition of the Ben's Biz Beat Newsletter, bringing Minor League Baseball business and culture news to your inbox each and every Thursday. Check out the full newsletter HERE. The season is imminent and yet new alternate identities just keep on coming. Here are

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- On Sunday, March 17, the Royals hosted the Brewers in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. Here’s everything to know about the game and this exciting new event.

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Enticed by his 90 mph-plus fastball and big power potential with the bat, the Royals originally drafted Trevor Werner in the seventh round of last year’s MLB Draft as a two-way player out of Texas A&M. When he signed, they asked him what he’d like to pursue:

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- A first full professional season brings plenty of challenges and learning experiences, but Gavin Cross’ journey in 2023 was more unique than most. Cross, the Royals’ No. 8 prospect, along with No. 1 prospect Blake Mitchell got their first Cactus League start of the spring in Friday’s