{"id":75388,"date":"2025-06-03T05:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/75388\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T05:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T05:27:11","slug":"royals-share-behind-the-scenes-video-of-jac-caglianones-major-league-call-up-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/75388\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals share behind-the-scenes video of Jac Caglianone\u2019s Major League call-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) &#8211; The top prospect in the Kansas City Royals system is set to join the Major League club this week in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Monday morning, the Royals made the official announcement that 2024 first-round pick Jac Caglianone had his contract selected by Kansas City and would be joining the team Tuesday in St. Louis for the start of a three-game series with the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">On the same day the club made the news official, the Royals shared a video of Omaha Storm Chasers manager &#8212; and former Royals third base coach &#8212; Mike Jirschele sharing the news with Caglianone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHow do you feel?\u201d Jirschele asked Caglianone. \u201cYou feel a little tired? Because you\u2019ve been doing a lot of stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cLike, not bad,\u201d Caglianone responded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI mean, you\u2019ve been doing outfield stuff and you\u2019ve been taking your ground balls,\u201d Jirschele said of the Royals top prospect, a natural first baseman who has been getting reps in the outfield in anticipation of playing there in MLB games.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kctv5.com\/2025\/06\/02\/report-kansas-city-royals-call-up-top-prospect-jac-caglianone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kansas City Royals call up top prospect Jac Caglianone<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After Caglianone said former Royals first base coach Rusty Kuntz has been helping him, Jirschele asked if he felt like he was at the point where he could help the Royals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYeah,\u201d Caglianone said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAll right, well, then you can get on the charter tomorrow night and go with them to St. Louis,\u201d Jirschele said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cHoly crap,\u201d Caglianone said. \u201cThat sounds great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Jirschele reminded Caglianone, \u201cit\u2019s still a game. It\u2019s baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s a little higher level but you know you can play,\u201d he told the 22-year-old who was selected sixth overall in last summer\u2019s draft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In 199 minor league at-bats this season, Caglianone has a .322 average, 15 home runs, 56 RBIs and 41 runs scored. He got his MLB call-up before playing 80 total minor league games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KCTV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KANSAS CITY, Mo. 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