McGonigle went 2-for-3 with two walks, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 9-3 win over the Astros. Colt Keith stole the show with a three-homer night, but McGonigle still managed to put together another great performance. The rookie infielder lifted his fifth home run of the season in the second inning, and he recorded multiple walks for the second time in his last five games. McGonigle is showing a patient approach at the plate with a little pop, which has made him a dynamic leadoff hitter for the Tigers and likely the frontrunner for American League Rookie of the Year at the moment.
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Kevin McGonigle Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23L 6-5401100000040013/21W 3-1201100000030013/204-4300000000050003/18L 3-1201100001020013/171-1300000000031003/16W 13-6311000142050043/14W 6-1210000002030003/13L 7-5200000001010003/11L 2-1100000001030003/10W 7-2200000001030003/94-4311000110040043/7L 5-3200000000010003/6W 11-3000000001110003/14-4200000000020002/28W 12-3222011001030052/27W 16-8222110011030032/254-4300000000030002/24L 8-1301100000061012/224-4100000000020002/21L 20-321110000002001
Preseason Totals 4481162126111592021 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB6/15W 9-3322100112060056/13L 3-1501100000030016/12L 3-2400000000070006/11W 11-0411010000000026/10L 6-4220000003060006/9W 10-4410000001070006/7W 5-4412100131040056/6L 4-0301010001000026/5W 7-3401100000030016/3W 7-2512110000030036/1W 10-9421100001050015/31L 2-1211100002041015/30L 4-1401100000070015/29L 4-3500000000080005/28L 7-1400000000050005/27W 4-0322200001010025/26L 10-6413201021040055/24W 4-1411100020041015/24L 5-3511100000050015/22L 7-4411000110030045/21L 3-1301100001060015/20L 3-2210000002020005/19L 4-3501100000060015/18L 8-2301100001050015/17L 4-1401100000020015/16L 2-1502200000040025/15W 3-2310000001040005/14L 9-4400000000040005/13L 3-2311100002021015/12L 10-2302110001061035/10W 6-3401100001030015/9L 5-1311100000140015/8L 4-3300000002061005/6L 4-0400000000030005/5L 10-3310000001031005/30-0000000000000005/2W 5-1511100010041015/1L 4-0200000000030004/30L 2-1200000002030004/29L 4-3402200010040024/28L 5-2401100000050014/26W 8-3411100001030014/25L 9-2513110110030074/24L 9-8311100001141014/23W 5-4411010000030024/22W 4-1311010011050024/21L 12-4512110010040034/20L 8-6512110000050034/18W 4-1512200010030024/17L 1-0401100000060014/16W 10-9421001001030034/15W 2-1301100001040014/14W 2-1210000002040004/12W 8-2423200111020064/11W 6-1321010001020024/10W 2-0301100001060014/9L 3-1100000000010004/8L 8-6511100000020014/7L 4-2502110020040034/6L 7-3511010000061024/5L 5-3300000002040004/4W 11-6411100001060014/3W 4-0401010000020024/1L 1-0402101000020043/31L 7-5411100010020013/30L 9-6210000002020003/28L 3-04000000000100003/271-1100000001050003/26W 8-252422002003006
Regular Season Totals 25045704715352143227090106
Kevin McGonigle Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 525730.28250153442901090.390Home 211320.267217225020490.393Away 314410.295298119270600.388Night 318400.253306131280570.382Day 27330.327209213010520.404March 0560.333420300080.429April 28320.327199216120510.426May 18240.238211116170300.347June 24110.2626309000200.392Opponent vs CIN 1 1 5 0.417 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 9 0.533 vs KC 0 0 4 0.211 3 0 1 7 1 1 0 6 0.444 vs SD 0 4 5 0.417 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.462 vs LAA 0 2 5 0.455 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 7 0.538 vs MIA 1 1 5 0.500 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 9 0.615 vs TEX 0 3 3 0.214 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.214 vs BOS 0 1 5 0.238 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 0.273 vs NYM 0 0 3 0.300 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 4 0.462 vs BAL 1 3 3 0.231 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.231 vs CLE 0 0 4 0.182 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.308 vs HOU 1 1 2 0.667 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.800 vs STL 0 0 2 0.182 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.357 vs TOR 0 0 3 0.250 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.308 vs ATL 0 1 3 0.300 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.462 vs TB 0 0 3 0.333 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.400 vs AZ 0 1 3 0.300 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0.417 vs SEA 1 3 4 0.364 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0.462 vs MIN 0 2 5 0.192 2 3 0 4 0 1 0 8 0.300 vs CWS 0 0 2 0.182 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0.308 vs MIL 0 2 4 0.333 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.385 Venue @ Kansas City 0 0 2 0.200 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0.429 @ Baltimore 1 3 3 0.231 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.231 @ Boston 0 1 5 0.357 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.357 @ Chicago 0 0 2 0.182 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0.308 @ Minnesota 0 2 4 0.250 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0.250 @ Arizona 0 1 3 0.300 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0.417 @ Cleveland 0 0 1 0.111 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.111 @ San Diego 0 4 5 0.417 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.462 @ Cincinnati 1 1 5 0.417 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 9 0.533 @ Tampa Bay 0 0 3 0.333 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.400 @ New York 0 0 3 0.300 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 4 0.462 @ Houston 1 1 2 0.667 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0.800 @ Atlanta 0 1 3 0.300 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.462 @ Detroit 2 11 32 0.267 21 7 2 25 0 2 0 49 0.393
Kevin McGonigle Player Profile
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Kevin McGonigle: Breaking News
Shows patient eye, scores twice
McGonigle went 0-for-2 with three walks and two runs scored in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Twins. While he didn't record any hits, McGonigle was still able to get on base frequently due to his good eye at the plate. The rookie now has 42 walks this season in 65 games versus only 38 strikeouts, and his .394 on-base percentage reflects his patient approach. McGonigle is locked in as Detroit's primary leadoff hitter, and he's having a tremendous debut campaign from a fantasy perspective.
Plays hero in win Sunday
McGonigle went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and three total RBI in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Mariners. McGonigle provided Detroit's first run of the game in the fourth inning on a solo home run, which was his fourth of the season. The rookie infielder then played hero with a walkoff, two-RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to erase a 4-3 deficit. While the Tigers are scuffling at 27-39, McGonigle has been a bright spot with a .291/.394/.426 slash line through his first 63 games at the MLB level, and Sunday's walkoff was also his first in the majors.