Kevin McGonigle

Kevin McGonigle went 1-for-5 with a single, one RBI, one run scored, and a steal in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.

Fantasy Impact

McGonigle has just one hit over his last dozen at-bats, but the rookie has had such a strong start to his MLB career that he's still batting .310 with an .880 OPS for the season. He swiped his third base of the season on Saturday, and he's now up to 23 runs scored through 33 games.

Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle hit a home run as part of a three-hit night in a 9-2 loss to the Reds on Saturday.

Fantasy Impact

On a dark night for the Tigers, the 21-year-old McGonigle was again a bright spot, connecting for his second home run of the season to lead off the game before adding a double and a single, falling just a triple shy of the cycle. McGonigle continues to rake early in his rookie season as he is now slashing .333/.424/.539 with two homers, 11 doubles, two triples, two stolen bases, and a .963 OPS through the first 27 games of his big league career.

Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle went 1-for-3 with a walk, a hit by pitch, and a stolen base in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Reds.

Fantasy Impact

McGonigle was plunked by Reds reliever Brock Burke in the top of the seventh before stealing second base, although he did not come around to score. He also singled and scored a run in the contest. Originally on the bubble to break camp with the Tigers, MLB's consensus No. 2 prospect has exceeded all expectations in his rookie season, slashing .320/.416/.495 with a homer, 10 doubles, two triples, two stolen bases, and a .911 OPS through his first 26 big league games.

Kevin McGonigle has agreed to an eight-year, $150 million contract extension with the Detroit Tigers Wednesday the club announced.

Fantasy Impact

McGonigle is now locked in through the 2034 season with the club, as the former top prospect has exceeded expectations to begin his rookie campaign. The infielder has posted a .909 OPS with 12 runs scored, one home run, one stolen base, and eight RBI through 17 games while offering manager AJ Hinch another franchise cornerstone in a Detroit lineup in need of more impactful production after a slow start to the 2026 season.

Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle hit his first career home run in an 8-2 win over the Marlins on Sunday.

Fantasy Impact

It was another big day at the plate for the rookie on Sunday as McGonigle went 3-for-5 with a solo home run, a walk, and an additional run scored to help power the Tigers to victory. It's been an impressive start to the season for the 21-year-old consensus No. 2 prospect in baseball as McGonigle is now hitting .322 with a homer, six doubles, a triple, a stolen base, 11 runs scored, eight RBI, and a .920 OPS through 16 games on the season.