McKinstry is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals. Though he'll hit the bench Sunday with lefty Noah Cameron taking the hill for the Royals, the left-handed-hitting McKinstry has been included in the lineup in all three of the Tigers' matchups with right-handed starters/bulk relievers since being activated from the injured list Tuesday. McKinstry is playing through a Grade 3 tear of his pelvic bone that he sustained back on April 15, but he'll likely hold down a strong-side platoon role for Detroit until the team gets one or both of Gleyber Torres (oblique) and Javier Baez (ankle) back from the IL.
Zachary McKinstry: Everything you need to know
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Zachary McKinstry Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/24W 11-8300000000020003/23L 6-5201100000000013/21W 3-1201100000020013/204-4100000000000003/18L 3-1300000000030003/171-1300000000020003/15W 12-1301100000040013/14W 6-1200000001030003/12L 4-3211000120020043/8L 5-0200000001020003/7L 5-3111010001030022/28W 12-3301100000030012/27W 16-8200000000000002/25L 5-3311100000010012/24L 8-1200000001001002/224-420110000001001
Preseason Totals 36386101240281012 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/16L 2-1401100000060115/152-2300000000040005/14L 9-4401100000020015/13L 3-2401100000050115/12L 10-2200000000030005/10W 6-3200000000020005/9L 5-1300000001041005/8L 4-3201010000010025/6L 4-0200000002030005/5L 10-3400000000050004/15W 2-1201100000030014/14W 2-1311010000010024/12W 8-2401100000010014/11W 6-1400000000050004/10W 2-0000000000000004/9L 3-1300000001070004/8L 8-6500000000050004/7L 4-2301010001040024/6L 7-3301100021040014/4W 11-6412100130040054/3W 4-0401100000040013/31L 7-5400000000060003/28L 3-0200000000020003/271-120110000002001
Regular Season Totals 732139301560831219
Zachary McKinstry Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 15130.1789306012190.250Home 1370.2065102001110.270Away 0260.154420401180.233Day 1360.222500100190.250Night 0270.1524305011100.250March 0010.125100000010.125April 1580.2295203000130.289May 0040.133310301250.235Opponent vs STL 1 3 3 0.375 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.375 vs SD 0 0 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 vs MIA 0 0 1 0.125 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.125 vs KC 0 0 3 0.250 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0.308 vs BOS 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.250 vs NYM 0 0 2 0.200 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.200 vs TOR 0 0 1 0.143 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.250 vs MIN 0 2 2 0.143 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.294 vs AZ 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 Venue @ Kansas City 0 0 1 0.143 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0.250 @ San Diego 0 0 1 0.250 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 @ New York 0 0 2 0.200 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.200 @ Minnesota 0 2 2 0.143 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.294 @ Arizona 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 @ Detroit 1 3 7 0.206 5 1 0 2 0 0 1 11 0.270
Zachary McKinstry Player Profile
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Zachary McKinstry: Breaking News
Coming back from Grade 3 tear
McKinstry revealed Tuesday that he was diagnosed with a Grade 3 tear off the pelvic bone when he was placed on the 10-day injured list in mid-April, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. The initial feeling was that McKinstry could be shelved for 6-to-8 weeks, but the location of the tear allowed the utility player to return Tuesday after just a three-week absence. The nature of the injury would seem to leave McKinstry susceptible to a setback, but he will attempt to play through it for now. McKinstry is starting at third base and batting eighth Tuesday versus the Red Sox.
Activated Tuesday
The Tigers reinstated McKinstry (hip) from the 10-day injured list Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. McKinstry landed on the shelf in mid-April due to hip inflammation, and he's now rejoining the Tigers after going 1-for-11 with a homer during a three-game rehab assignment. Manager A.J. Hinch said earlier in the day that the veteran utility man will be in the lineup for Tuesday's matchup with the Red Sox, but the Tigers have yet to officially release their starting nine for the contest.