NORTH PORT, FL – Watch video of Detroit Tigers top prospect Kevin McGonigle batting against the Atlanta Braves in CoolToday Park on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
McGonigle, the consensus No. 2-ranked prospect in baseball, started at shortstop and batted No. 2 in the Tigers’ order, right behind leadoff man Parker Meadows. It’s McGonigle’s second start of the spring, after he batted second and played shortstop in Saturday’s opener, going 1-for-2 with a run scored.
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In the first inning Tuesday, McGonigle singled to left field against veteran right-hander Reynaldo Lopez, 32, who was a 2024 All-Star, but pitched in only one game in 2025 because of injuries.
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Watch the full pitch-by-pitch sequence of McGonigle’s first at-bat in the video at the top of the page.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle bats at live batting practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle bats at live batting practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle practices during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle practices during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle bats at live batting practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle bats at live batting practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle watches live batting practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle bats at practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle practices during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
From left Detroit Tigers infielder Zach McKinstry, infielder Kevin McGonigle and first baseman Spencer Torkelson walk toward the practice field during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle waves at fans on his way to practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle, left, and infielder Colt Keith watch live batting practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle practices during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle practices during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle practices during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle signs autographs for fans after practice at spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers Triple-A hitting coach Mike Hessman, left, talks to infielder Kevin McGonigle at practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle practices during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle runs a drill at practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
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Kevin McGonigle enjoying his first Detroit Tigers spring training
Detroit Tigers infielder Hao-Yu Lee, left, and infielder Kevin McGonigle practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026.
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