KANSAS CITY -- Welcome to the big leagues, Bo Bichette.

Topping off an already exciting first series for the 21-year-old infielder, Bichette added to his Major League resume on Wednesday afternoon with the first home run of his career -- part of a three-hit day -- helping the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory and a series sweep of the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

“It’s been awesome,” Bichette said. “It was a great place to make my debut, too. Being able to open up on the road kind of helped calm things a little bit. It allowed me to settle in, and just being in this stadium is awesome. And too have the success I’ve had the past couple days has been really cool.”

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Bichette’s long ball -- one that traveled 436 feet to left-centre field -- led off the eighth inning, making him the youngest player in franchise history to hit a homer from the leadoff spot. It followed the Florida native’s leadoff double to open the game, his first extra-base hit in his three days in the Majors, and preceded a ninth-inning single.

“That’s fun to watch,” Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. “The funny thing about it is, we all know he’s not going to keep hitting .400, but that’s what we’ve seen the whole time from this kid. In Spring Training, that’s what he did, so that’s all I’ve seen. From my eyes, he’s one of the best players in baseball.”

Both Bichette’s double and home run were hit off Royals starter Jakob Junis, who knew what he was going to be facing when he saw the rookie in the opposing lineup, but he still couldn’t work around Bichette.

“He’s a good player, really good player,” Junis said. “I played with his brother in high school. I’ve seen that kid since he was about 10 years old. He could always hit the ball. He’s scrappy. He plays hard. He’s going to have a long, good career.”

While Bichette was happy to have his first long ball out of the way, what he was most excited about was the adjustment he made during his fourth at-bat against Junis to put himself in a position to get there.

“He got me out on two sliders the first two at-bats before, and I was able to make an adjustment and I hit it really hard,” Bichette said. “Not just the homer, but the adjustment I made in the at-bat was really exciting. A lot of good things happened.”

Wednesday was Bichette’s second game with multiple hits in as many days, after the shortstop notched two singles against Kansas City on Tuesday. In his debut on Monday, Bichette got his first big league hit in the first at-bat of his career, and it seems as though he is just getting better with each day.

“I felt at ease pretty much from the moment I stepped out on the field, but I definitely could have started to feel a bit nervous if I didn’t get that first hit,” Bichette said. “That definitely helped.”

The rookie’s homer -- along with a long ball from Freddy Galvis, and RBIs from Justin Smoak and Teoscar Hernández -- backed an impressive start from Bichette’s fellow freshman, right-hander Jacob Waguespack. The 25-year-old allowed one run on three hits over six innings, with two walks and two strikeouts.

After shipping out five veterans in the days leading up to the Trade Deadline -- Marcus Stroman, Aaron Sanchez, Daniel Hudson, David Phelps and Eric Sogard -- with the final moves made by Toronto moments after Wednesday’s game, the players who remain are excited for what the future might hold after a glimpse of it against the Royals.

“It’s sad to see these guys go, but we all kind of saw it coming,” Bichette said. “So this is the day to start the next wave. It will be really cool. We’re going to go out there and try to get better every day. I’m going to go out there and try to compete and win games, so I’m excited to see what we can do.”

Added Waguespack: “It’s definitely exciting. For me, I got traded last year, so I know what it feels like. To be a part of a rebuild is special, and it’s also hard to see guys that you were getting closer to up here on their way out. But you know they’re going to good teams and they’ll have a chance to win a World Series.

“I’m excited to see what we can do, what we can piece together here. We have a young core group, and to be a part of it is special. I’m thankful to get the opportunity.”