Kansas City Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— The Kansas City Royals announced today outfielder Jac Caglianone and left-handed pitcher Noah Cameron have been named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for August. The awards are determined by a local media vote.
Caglianone slashed .411/.429/.684 (39-for-95) with 6 home runs, 26 RBI and a 1.113 OPS in 24 games last month. He led Major League Baseball in August in batting average and OPS, while ranking among the Major League leaders in hits (2nd), slugging percentage (2nd), total bases (T-3rd, 65), RBI (T-4th) and extra-base hits (T-8th, 14). Caglianone became the third player in franchise history to post a batting average of at least .410 with 25 RBI in a single month (min. 90 AB), joining Hall of Famer George Brett (.430, 30 RBI) in August 1980 and Amos Otis (.413, 29 RBI) in September 1978. His 39 hits and 26 RBI in August were the most by a Royal in any month this season. He reached safely in 22 of his 24 games last month, which included a career-best 17-game on-base streak from Aug. 1-19. He hit safely in 21 of his 24 games in August and registered a career-high 13-game hit streak from Aug. 1-15, which was the 3rd-longest run by an American League player last month. Caglianone recorded 2 doubles and 2 home runs on Aug. 8 vs. the Cubs, becoming the first player in Royals history to reach those marks in a single game, while matching the club record for extra-base hits in a game (4). At age 23 years and 180 days, he became the youngest left-handed hitter to record a 2-homer, 2-double effort since Hall of Famer Mel Ott (20 years, 109 days) on June 19, 1929 at Philadelphia (G1). He tallied a career-high 5 hits and 6 RBI on Aug. 27 at Toronto, becoming the third Royal in team history to have at least 5 hits and 6 RBI in a single contest, joining Eric Hosmer (5 hits, 6 RBI) on July 26, 2017 at Detroit and Kevin Seitzer (6 hits, 7 RBI) on Aug. 2, 1987 vs. Boston. This unanimous selection marks his second career monthly honor, following June, when he slashed .309/.387/.649 (29-for-94) with 3 doubles, 1 triple, 9 home runs and 19 RBI in 25 games.
Cameron went a perfect 4-0 with a 1.87 ERA (7 ER in 33.2 IP) and a .155 opponents’ average (18-for-116) in 5 starts last month. It marked the 3rd-lowest opponents’ average allowed by any pitcher in the Majors in August, behind only Dylan Cease (.144) and Randy Vásquez (.146), while his 1.87 ERA ranked 4th in the AL (min. 5 starts), trailing Cal Quantrill (1.45), Reid Detmers (1.50) and Ryan Johnson (1.71). He posted a career-high-tying 19.0-inning scoreless streak that spanned parts of 4 starts from Aug. 10-27 and a career-best 48.2 homerless innings stretch that dated back to July 19. Cameron’s 4 wins in August were tied for the 3rd most in the Majors, behind only Drew Rasmussen and Zebby Matthews (5 each). His 4 wins marked the most by a Royal in any month this season. He became the first Kansas City pitcher to record at least 4 wins and post an ERA below 1.90 in a single month since Seth Lugo (5 wins, 1.79 ERA) in May 2024 and the first Royals left-handed pitcher to turn the trick since Dennis Rasmussen (4 wins, 1.17 ERA) in September 1992. Cameron threw his 1st career shutout on Aug. 16 at Angel Stadium, where he allowed 1 hit and 1 walk with 8 strikeouts. It marked the 1st 1-hit shutout by a Royals pitcher since Zack Greinke on Aug. 30, 2009 in Seattle and the 1st such outing by a Kansas City left hander since Rasmussen on Sept. 29, 1992 at the Angels. This unanimous selection marks his second career monthly honor, following July 2025, when he went 3-0 with a 1.84 ERA (6 ER in 29.1 IP) over 5 starts.