1 week Ago By Billy Heyen
Jac Caglianone was a two-way star at the University of Florida. His athleticism is obvious in the professional ranks, even though he's just a first baseman and potent hitter now. And on Thursday for Double-A Arkansas, Caglianone did something that no one at any level of baseball has done yet this season.
Caglianone smacked a line drive at 120.9 miles per hour off the bat for a single. That's the hardest-hit ball in the majors and minors this season, per Statcast and Trackman systems .
Overall, Caglianone's 120.9 mark would be the 12th-hardest hit ball in the Statcast era. Jac Caglianone hits: a thing of beauty 🎨 Watch the @nwanaturals 1B in the Free Game of the Day! LIVE: https://t.
co/TSCHLBI9Zl pic.twitter.com/N2q6BCKrnT Follow The Sporting News on WhatsApp It just shows how special Caglianone is.
Since being drafted No. 6 overall in 2024, Caglianone has raked. This season, he's hitting .
333 with two homers and 11 RBI in his first five games at Double-A. If Caglianone keeps hitting the ball like this, the calls will increase for him to get moved up to the majors. MORE MLB NEWS: Yankees' Ben Rice leading all of baseball in important stat Cubs add pitcher with a great story via trade Bo Bichette gets $150 million contract update Braves' Spencer Strider gets incredible news on injury return Brewers' Jackson Chourio hanging out with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig in history books Angels' trio pulls off absurd home run feat For Yankees, it's Max Fried and pray for rain.
