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Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images After a slow start, the Cardinals got hot in May and find themselves firmly in contention. They had a nine-game winning streak in the early part of the month, and have won six of their last nine going into their cross-state showdown against the Royals. Kansas City Royals (31-29) vs.

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Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images This Week in the Minors is our weekly look at notable performances from all over the system, from big-name prospects and less-heralded guys alike. The mission is to answer this simple question: “Who had a good week?”The Storm Chasers split their six games with St. Paul. MJ Melendez is heating up, batting 7-for-23 (.304) for the week with three home runs and four steals.

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Minda Haas Kuhlmann Vahe Gregorian writes about the decision to call up Jac Caglianone. While he certainly seems to have demonstrated that he’s beyond Triple-A, that’s not the same as being ready for this. No matter how hard the Royals will try to cushion and support him, he’ll surely be the story for weeks to come among fans and media. And while the clubhouse no doubt will be receptive to him, that also will be a room he has to win over as The Great Hope.

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Jac Caglianone is here and he’s perfect!After much anticipation, the Royals first-round pick from the 2024 draft out of Florida has been called up to make his MLB debut. The hype has been building around the left-handed slugger ever since he began unleashing 450-foot home runs in the minors. May I interest you in all 18 Home Runs Jac Caglianone has hit this year? Yes it's time #Royals fans, he's here.

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Photo by Mikayla Schlosser/MLB Photos via Getty Images Jaylon Thompson writes how Michael Wacha flirted with a no-hitter on Saturday. “I definitely tried not to think too much about it,” Wacha said. “Obviously, I knew what was going on. I just continued to try to take it to another level, keep making my pitches and keep executing like I had been pretty much all day.”... “The art of pitching was on display,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said, via Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press.