{"id":659511,"date":"2026-04-02T20:47:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/659511\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T20:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:47:18","slug":"jac-caglianone-surprises-royals-grounds-crew-with-donuts-coffee-morning-after-win-over-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/659511\/","title":{"rendered":"Jac Caglianone surprises Royals grounds crew with donuts, coffee morning after win over Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jac Caglianone is a great baseball player and a stand-up human being. <\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Royals recently opened their 2026 campaign, now sitting at 3-2 on the year with a series ongoing against the Minnesota Twins. <\/p>\n<p>Last night\u2019s game wasn\u2019t exactly played in perfect baseball weather. It was rainy and foggy at Kaufmann Stadium, so much so that several players actually lost pop-ups in the rain. Because of this, the Royals grounds crew was working overtime.  <\/p>\n<p>Their hard work didn\u2019t go unnoticed, though. According to Royals writer Jake Eisenberg, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/college-baseball\/teams\/florida\/jac-caglianone-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Caglianone<\/a> made sure to ask one of the grounds crew members how many people were working the game. <\/p>\n<p>This morning, Caglianone apparently brought the 20 or so grounds crew members 3 dozen donuts plus coffee as a thank you for their hard work.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chatted with Trevor Vance.<\/p>\n<p>He said last night Jac Caglianone asked one of the grounds crew members how many were on the crew (~20). This morning, Cags brought in three-dozen donuts + coffee for them as a thank you for their hard work.<\/p>\n<p>First class.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Eisenberg (@JakeEisenberg_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeEisenberg_\/status\/2039744044532662783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering, Kansas City won last night\u2019s game, with today\u2019s matchup still in progress. <\/p>\n<p>Caglianone is an SEC and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/college-football\/teams\/florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Florida Gators<\/a> legend. He batted an insane .355\/.447\/.760\u00a0across 634 at bats with the Gators and led Florida to back-to-back College World Series appearances and owns the Florida career home run record with 75. He was drafted 6th overall by the Royals in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Who will win the World Series in 2026? Here\u2019s a look at the latest odds, via Kalshi: <\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-full mx-auto sm:m-0 grayscale aspect-square perfmatters-lazy\" alt=\"Ethan Stone\" width=\"88\" height=\"88\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a0f6656877824f293a34bc7fbc1724efd9248ccfd9c8171c9050420803b9cfe9.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-sm mt-4\">Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.<\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jac Caglianone is a great baseball player and a stand-up human being. 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