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Rookie shortstop Kevin McGonigle has only played 17 games, but nan Detroit Tigers already cognize they want him for nan agelong term.
The Tigers announced connected Wednesday that they agreed to an eight-year, $150 cardinal hold for McGonigle, which originates adjacent season.
The 21-year-old came into nan play arsenic nan No. 2 wide imaginable in baseball by aggregate outlets and has thrived truthful acold this play pinch nan Tigers. In 17 games, McGonigle has a .311 batting mean pinch 1 location run, and 8 RBI, while playing some shortstop and 3rd base.
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Kevin McGonigle celebrates pinch Detroit Tigers teammates successful nan dugout aft hitting his first awesome convention location tally successful nan 5th inning against nan Miami Marlins astatine Comerica Park. Detroit, Michigan, connected April 12, 2026. The Tigers won 8-2. (Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
The statement hold covers nan 2027-34 seasons, which see nan last 5 seasons of nine power and McGonigle’s first 3 seasons of free agency. His net will summation passim nan long of nan deal.
He will gain guaranteed salaries of $1 cardinal successful 2027, $7 cardinal successful 2028, $16 cardinal successful 2029, $21 cardinal successful 2030, $22 cardinal successful 2031 and $23 cardinal successful nan 2032, 2033 and 2034 seasons.
He has escalators successful his statement that tin summation his 2032 maximum guidelines net to $25 million, his 2033 maximum to $26 cardinal and his 2034 maximum to $28 million, making nan maximum worth of nan woody $160 million.
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Detroit Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle celebrates aft diving safely astatine location sheet successful nan eighth inning against nan Kansas City Royals astatine Comerica Park. Detroit, Michigan, connected April 14, 2026. (Rick Osentoski/Imagn Images)
The Tigers drafted McGonigle successful nan first information (37th wide pick) of nan 2023 MLB Draft retired of Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School successful Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania autochthonal played successful Single-A, High-A, and Double-A past twelvemonth successful nan insignificant leagues. He impressed, hitting .305 pinch 19 location runs and 80 RBI successful 88 games crossed those 3 levels.
After nan play ended, McGonigle played successful nan Arizona Fall League and won nan MVP. In 19 games, he deed .362 pinch 5 location runs and 19 RBI, stepping 19 times while striking retired conscionable 12 times.
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Detroit Tigers' Kevin McGonigle watches his location tally against nan Miami Marlins during nan 5th inning of a shot game. Detroit, Michigan, connected April 12, 2026. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
McGonigle has shown awesome sheet discipline, arsenic passim his insignificant convention profession he walked 123 times while striking retired conscionable 84 times successful 818 insignificant convention appearances. That inclination has translated to nan large leagues, arsenic he has walked 11 times pinch conscionable 8 strikeouts truthful acold this season.
The Tigers (8-9), who hit nan Kansas City Royals (7-10) 2-1 connected Tuesday, will play them again successful nan 2nd crippled of their three-game bid connected Wednesday astatine 6:40 p.m. ET.
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