Kansas City Royals outfielder Jac Caglianone has earned the right to call himself one of the best AL players for the month of August.
The former Gators baseball star has been awarded American League Player of the Month for his performance in August, recording six home runs and 26 RBIs while batting .411.
His August explosion was partly due to Caglianone achieving a childhood dream of competing in the Home Run Derby in July.
“I think it helped prime me up pretty good for August and hopefully for the rest of the year,” Caglianone said in an interview with MLB.
With this award, Caglianone becomes the first Royal since teammate Bobby Witt Jr. in July 2024 to obtain a Player of the Month honor and the first Gator since Wyatt Langford, who won in September of his rookie year.
The Royals had a 12-9 record in August with Caglianone in the lineup, including a 9-1 stretch in the middle of August.
Caglianone currently leads the Royals in home runs (23), batting average (.285) and RBIs (69).
Since being drafted by the Royals sixth overall in the MLB Draft, Caglianone has spent brief stints in the minors, High-A, Double-A and Triple-A before getting called up to the majors in June 2025.
In three years at Florida, Caglianone accumulated more than 75 home runs, 189 RBIs and two first-team All-America honors. He was a two-way star, earning a Pitcher of the Week honor as well as numerous Two-way Player of the Year honors in 2024.
