Jac Caglianone blasts double off wall for first professional hit, estimated 110-mph exit velocity

Former Florida slugger Jac Caglianone officially has his first professional hit, a line-drive double off the wall in right-center field.

Caglianone is suiting up for the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits, getting his first real action in the minor leagues after being selected with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft by the Kansas City Royals.

The former Florida star ripped his hit, hitting it at an estimated 110 miles per hour off the bat. Check it out below.

Jac Caglianone sizzles his first pro hit for the High-A @QCRiverBandits!

The 6th overall pick in the 2024 Draft by the @Royals posted a 1.419 OPS with the Gators this season: pic.twitter.com/6gBPdIrAY4

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 7, 2024

Prior to his double in the bottom of the fifth inning, Jac Caglianone had struck out and flown out in his previous two plate appearances against the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.

Don’t expect it to take long for the former Florida standout to get acclimated to pitching at this level.

Caglianone, by all accounts, was one of the top hitting prospects in the 2024 MLB Draft.

The former Florida star recently guided the Gators to the College World Series, shattering several school records in the process. Jac Caglianone set the program record in career home runs when he launched the 75th long ball of his career against the Kentucky Wildcats in the College World Series.

He also became the first player in SEC history to post back-to-back seasons of 30 or more home runs.

During the Gators’ impressive postseason run in 2024, Caglianone was his usual dominant self, going 16-for-36 at the plate (.444) with six home runs and 18 RBIs in just 11 NCAA Tournament games.

As a pitcher who can fire a 97 mile-per-hour fastball and routinely blast 400-foot home runs, the two-way star simply has done things on the baseball diamond that will be talked about for a long time. The Royals are hoping he can continue that success in the big leagues, planning on allowing him to be a two-way prospect going forward.

The past two seasons as a pitcher Jac Caglianone has gone 12-6 total, firing 170 total strikeouts while posting an ERA of 4.55. Not surprisingly, his work as a two-way star won him the 2024 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award.