MLB Announces Historic Jac Caglianone News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Kansas City Royals have faced an uphill battle this season. Currently posting a 37-38 record and sitting fourth in the AL Central, the team finds itself 10.5 games behind the league-leading Detroit Tigers yet only 1.5 games out of a wild card spot.

Former Florida baseball slugger Jac Caliagnone launched not one but two home runs to notch his first dingers of his MLB career.

Royals rookie Jac Caglianone entered Thursday's game without a home run so far in his 13-game Major League Baseball career. Given that his prodigious power is his calling card, it seemed like only a matter of time until he finally broke through. And boy did he. Caglianone homered twice in a 4-1 Royals victory over the Rangers .