Caglianone resides in Tampa, Fla....Attended the University of Florida, from 2022-24, where he slashed .355/.447/.760 (225-for-634, 1.207 OPS) while also logging a 12-6 record with a 4.55 ERA (75 ER in 148.1 IP) and 170 strikeouts in three seasons as a hitter and two as a pitcher...As a junior in 2024, he slashed .419/.544/.875 with 72 RBI and walked (58) more than he struck out (26), even if you remove intentional walks (27), while also setting Florida’s single-season home run record (35), and eclipsing the school’s career home run record (75)...He homered in nine consecutive games from April 6-19, 2024, matching the NCAA Division I record done previously by Nevada’s Tyler Bosetti in 2021...In 16 starts on the mound in 2024, he went 5-2 with 83 strikeouts in 73.2 innings (10.1 K/9), making him the runaway winner of the John Olerud Award for college baseball’s best two-way player...Graduated from H.B. Plant HS (Fla.) in 2021, MLB Hall of Famer Wade Boggs’ and All-Star Pete Alonso’s alma mater...Jac is an acronym for his given name, Jeffrey Alan Caglianone.
2024
Caglianone reported to High-A Quad Cities following the draft and played in 29 games, slashing .241/.302/.388 (28-for-116, .690 OPS) with nine doubles, one triple, two home runs (one grand slam) and 14 RBI...His first professional home run was a grand slam off Milwaukee’s position player prospect José Acosta...He played in 21 games for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League and posted a .749 OPS with five home runs and 21 RBI...Participated in the AFL Home Run Derby, where he competed against fellow Royals farmhand Carter Jensen, as well as Moises Ballesteros (CHC), Josue Briceño (DET), Garrett Martin (NYY), Kala’i Rosario (MIN), Brock Wilken (MIL) and Peyton Williams (TOR).
