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Caglianone

The 23-year-old slugger was removed from Saturday’s game due to soreness in his shoulder that he suffered from running into the wall on Friday night. He’ll get Sunday off as a precautionary measure as well. Tyler Tolbert will start in his place in right field and will bat ninth against Twins’ left-hander Connor Prielipp.

Caglianone was dealing with some soreness after running into the wall shoulder first during Friday’s game. “He’s just a little sore,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “We don’t think it’s anything structural.” Lane Thomas will likely play right field if Caglianone can’t on Sunday.

Not great. Caglianone will undergo further evaluation, and likely imaging, to determine the severity of the issue. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers notes that Caglianone appeared to suffer the injury when he crashed into the wall in foul territory down the right-field line during Friday’s series opener. The 23-year-old slugger was 0-for-1 before being lifted for a pinch-hitter during the fourth inning of Saturday’s contest. He’s been swinging a hot bat recently, hitting .381 (8-for-21) with one homer, four RBI and one steal over his last seven games. There should be an update on his status following the contest.

Caglianone had the best day offensively for the Royals, starting with a double to drive in a run in the first inning. After drawing a walk in the fourth, he singled and scored in the ninth. The 23-year-old outfielder is off to a good start in June, with multiple hits in three of his five games. On the season, he’s slashing .251/.327/.405 with six homers, 21 runs scored, and 15 RBI across 217 plate appearances.

Caglianone took lefty reliever Brandon Leibrandt deep to left-center field in the fifth inning to extend Kansas City’s lead to 6-1 at the time. It was his first time leaving the yard since May 16. The 23-year-old former top prospect is hitting just .242/.310/.401 with six homers and 13 RBI through 55 games. He’s capable of launching tape-measure homers, and isn’t striking out at a sky-high rate, but the over-the-fence pop hasn’t shown up consistently enough in games at the highest level for him to be an impactful fantasy contributor.

Caglianone knocked a base hit in the second inning, then later led off the ninth with a solo blast off George Soriano, a 113.4 mph blast for his fifth of the season. The 23-year-old outfielder is slashing .246/.318/.425 with 18 runs scored and nine RBI across 148 plate appearances. While he’s put up elite hard-hit metrics, he’s still not getting the ball in the air enough to realize his power potential.

Caglianone reached base in two of his three plate appearances before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning when Kansas City turned to Lane Thomas to face Guardians lefty reliever Daniel Lynch IV. The 23-year-old was a trendy preseason breakout pick and simply hasn’t produced a ton of over-the-fence pop this season, mustering only four homers through 41 games. The immense talent means holding on and waiting is probably the correct move in deeper fantasy formats, but there’s an argument for moving on from Caglianone in shallow mixers.

Kansas City continues to platoon Caglianone against left-handed starters with veteran Starling Marte handling the short-side assignment. The 23-year-old slugger has four homers and eight RBI through 32 games. He’s also struck out in just over 31 percent of his 118 plate appearances this season. Carter Jensen is also on the bench in this one with Cleveland throwing lefty Joey Cantillo.

Caglianone’s second career triple led off the third. He had a bit of a collision with Zach McKinstry at third, leading to a delay so McKinstry’s sore arm could be looked at. Four innings later, Caglianone again collided with McKinstry while running to third on a grounder that McKinstry was fielding. Again, McKinstry took the worse of it, hobbling his way off the field. When Caglianone collected his third hit in the ninth, he was removed for a pinch-runner for the safety of Detroit’s fielders. McKinstry had already exited at that point, though. Caglianone’s nice game raised his average from .229 to .275. Still, he remains without an RBI through 58 plate appearances this season.

Caglianone had a solid day at the plate, reaching three times against the Brewers. His single in the second inning was one of the hardest hit batted balls this season, coming off the bat at 116.1 mph. He then walked in the fourth inning, then knocked his second hit of the game in the sixth, this one just 106.1 mph. The 23-year-old slugger is 8-for-21 (.381) so far while still looking for his first homer and RBI.