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7/03/25 | 2 Detroit Tigers prospects land monthly top honors in minor leagues. Detroit Tigers prospects Chris Meyers and Kevin McGonigle won their respective leagues' player of the month awards for June. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/2-detroit-tigers-... |
7/02/25 | Detroit Tigers Superstar Prospect Shoots in to Top 10 of New Rankings, Pulls Ahead of Max Clark. Detroit Tigers' electric prospect Kevin McGonigle has vaulted himself into the Top 10 of the latest MLB Pipeline prospect rankings, which were released on Tuesday. McGonigle, 20, is currently playing with Clark at High-A West Michigan. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
7/01/25 | MLB Insider Hypothesizes Tigers Could Make Former Top Prospect Available in Trade. What a difference a year makes for the Detroit Tigers. In 2024, they headed into the MLB trade deadline as surefire sellers, moving any veteran player on an expiring deal that had value around the league. Now, they are as surefire buyers and legitimate World Series contenders. More News: When Will Tigers Promote Star Prospect Kevin McGonigle to Next Level? Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/mlb-insider-hyp... |
6/30/25 | Five Dodgers, Tigers prospects square off before heading to MLB Futures Game. West Michigan Whitecaps shortstop Kevin McGonigle, left, and outfielder Max Clark against the Dayton Dragons in an opening day High-A Midwest League East game at LMCU Ballpark in Comstock Park. Isaac Ritchey | iritchey@mlive.com By Hugh Bernreuter | hbernreu@mlive.com The Great Lakes Loons and West Michigan Whitecaps will give fans a Futures Game preview, featuring five of the top prospects in the minor leagues. Five players on the two teams were selected to play in the MLB Futures Game at 4 p.m., Saturday, July 12, as part of MLB All-Star Week. Stories by Hugh Bernreuter Jin Hee Im, Somi Lee win first LPGA titles in first Dow Championship playoff Saginaw's Spencer Schwellenbach sets career mark Source: https://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw-bay-city/2025... |
6/26/25 | Tigers Superstar Top Prospect Continues Hot Streak, Blasts Another Home Run. The Detroit Tigers have had a special season in which they have been one of the best teams in Major League Baseball. With the best farm system in the league filled with prospects who could be stars down the line, one Tigers blue chipper is starting to stand out among the rest. 20-year-old infielder Kevin McGonigle is not just looking like the best prospect in the organization, he is beginning to stake his claim as the best prospect in baseball. On Wednesday afternoon, McGonigle blasted another home run -- his second in three days -- on a moonshot that left the bat at over 106 mph and extended West Michigan's lead. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/tigers-supersta... |
6/25/25 | Cardinals Predicted to Acquire Tigers Top Prospect in Blockbuster Trade. St. Louis Cardinals predicted to acquire Detroit Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle for third baseman Nolan Arenado, closer Ryan Helsley and cash. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/cardinals-predict... |
6/20/25 | Detroit Tigers' High-A Affiliate Boasts One of Deepest Prospect Cores in Baseball. The West Michigan Whitecaps, the High-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, have one of the best rosters in the minors, and it's been on display plenty of late. Take infielder Kevin McGonigle, who is hitting a ridiculous .409 in 22 games with the Whitecaps. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
6/16/25 | Detroit Tigers Superstar Prospect Wins Prestigious Award at High-A Affiliate. Detroit Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle was named as the Hitter of the Week in the High-A Midwest League on Monday. The No. 23 prospect in the sport, per MLB Pipeline, McGonigle is part of a loaded West Michigan Whitecaps roster that also features top prospects Josue Briceno and Max Clark. It's one of the most talented rosters in minor league baseball, and is a major focus of the organizational depth the team possesses. The 20-year-old was the No. 37 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft and is projected to make his debut in 2027. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
6/15/25 | Henning: Tigers can, and must, ponder Kevin McGonigle as a 2026 starter. Friday night, also against a good Lugnuts team that is West Michigan's heavy rival, Kevin McGonigle put together a 5-for-6 fireworks show, which included a double. This is what he was batting in 2025 for West Michigan after scorching downtown Lansing for a second consecutive evening: .429 batting average, .516 on-base percentage, .727 slugging percentage, 1.244 OPS, with a preposterous 246 wRC+ — which means he was hitting 146% better than the average Midwest League hitter. The greater question, the more important matter that needs to be discussed as it no doubt is being thought about in the Tigers' nerve center, is whether McGonigle will go to spring camp next February in Lakeland, Florida, with at least an open-minded shot at becoming the Tigers' Opening Day shortstop. Source: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tiger... |
6/14/25 | Detroit Tigers' Phenom Prospect Is on An Absolutely Epic Two-Game Tear. Detroit Tigers infield prospect Kevin McGonigle has put together an unbelievable two-game stretch for High-A West Michigan, going 9-for-10 over the last two games. The 20-year-old reached safely six times in seven plate appearances, scored three runs and tallied two RBIs on a pair of singles (on Friday). Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
6/10/25 | Tigers' Kevin McGonigle Continues to Remind Collectors he's Elite. Tigers' Kevin McGonigle Continues to Remind Collectors he's Elite Adam Cellurale | 0 Minutes Ago Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Florida. / Junfu Han USA TODAY NETWORK In this story: Detroit Tigers Bowman Baseball 2025 has been out for almost a month. Since its release, several of the top prospects featured have had a chance to continue to establish themselves with strong to stellar performances during the minor league season. One player that has continued to rocket up prospect rankings who was one of the top chases from Bowman is Kevin McGonigle. Kevin McGonigle Bowman Chrome 1st base auto / https://www.sportscardinvestor.com/cards/kevin-mcgonigle-baseball/2025-bowman-chrome-prospect-auto-1st-cpa-km Source: https://www.si.com/collectibles/news/tigers-kevin-... |
5/29/25 | Tigers Superstar Prospect Beginning to Heat Up After Return from Injury. The Detroit Tigers have the top farm system in Major League Baseball and seem to be littered with endless potential future superstars. Current No. 2 prospect Kevin McGonigle dealt with a serious ankle injury in the early portion of the year which cost him some real time, but he has returned and he is starting to dominate opposing pitching. McGonigle had another two hits on Wednesday on his first two at-bats for the Whitecaps, giving him five hits in seven at-bats. Last year in what was McGonigle's first full Major League season, he spent the bulk of the year in Low-A, and his numbers started to dip a bit over a final 14 games following promotion to High-A. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/tigers-supersta... |
5/22/25 | Three Tigers Prospects Rank Among Top 50 Prospects in Major League Baseball. Roughly two months into the season, ESPN has adjusted its rankings for the Top 50 prospects in baseball. The Detroit Tigers had three selected. This lines up with how both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline look at these three Tigers prospects. Baseball America ranks shortstop Kevin McGonigle at No. 15, outfielder Max Clark at No. 19 and shortstop Bryce Rainer at No. 42. MLB Pipeline has Clark at No. 7, McGonigle at No. 26 and Rainer at No. 47. Where did ESPN Rank Detroit Tigers' Top 50 prospects? ESPN's Kiley McDaniel ranks the Top 50 a bit differently than the other two sites. He uses a Future Value tier system, which is designed to project those prospects' performance in the Majors. He also Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/three-tigers-pr... |
5/21/25 | The Dodgers' Zyhir Hope has Bowman 2025 Autos. Bowman 2025, like the baseball season, is now in full swing. Most collectors, both casual and more serious, are already aware of who the top chases are. Specifically, players like Kevin McGonigle, JJ Whetherholt, Charlie Condon, and Jesus Made are getting much of the attention and rightfully so as they are clearly the top tier chases in Bowman 2025 who will have their first autos in the product. Another top chase just outside the top three is Zyhir Hope is a rising prospect star in the Dodgers farm system. Source: https://www.si.com/collectibles/news/the-dodgers-z... |
4/09/25 | Detroit Tigers Provide Update on Injury to Top Infield Prospect Kevin McGonigle. The Detroit Tigers issued a report on injured players throughout their farm system on Wednesday, shedding a bit of information on the injury suffered by Kevin McGonigle, a top infield prospect, in the season opener for the High-A West Michigan Whitecaps last Friday. The report on McGonigle didn't give fans an inkling as to how much time he might miss. McGonigle is rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 3 prospect in the Tigers farm system and the No. 27 prospect in baseball. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/news... |
4/07/25 | Detroit Tigers Top Prospect Kevin McGonigle Expected to Miss Time With Ankle Injury. Detroit Tigers infield prospect Kevin McGonigle is expected to miss time with an ankle injury, MLB Network's Jon Morosi reported Sunday night. The extent of McGonigle's injury has yet to be determined, per Morosi. McGonigle is currently ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the TIgers' farm system, behind only pitcher Jackson Jobe and outfielder Max Clark. In MLB Pipeline's top 100 rankings, McGonigle comes in at No. 27. Source: https://www.si.com/onsi/minor-league-baseball/inju... |
4/04/25 | Tigers prospects Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark ignite opening day rallies in Whitecaps win. West Michigan Whitecaps beat Dayton behind Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark on opening day. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/tigers-prospects-... |
3/23/25 | Justyn-Henry Malloy, Max Clark collide in Detroit Tigers' 4-2 loss in Grapefruit finale. Detroit Tigers score: Infield prospect Kevin McGonigle homers, and potential backup Justyn-Henry Malloy left after colliding with prospect Max Clark. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/justyn-henry-mall... |
1/28/25 | Detroit Tigers Star Prospect Receives Incredibly Bold Prediction for Career. The Detroit Tigers surprised a lot of people with how they have handled business thus far this offseason. After an unprecedented run in the second half of the 2024 regular season earned them the second wild-card spot in the American League, many expected the team to go on a spending spree this winter to augment their core. There is an incredible amount of high-end talent in the Tigers' minor league system, as they have seven players ranked in the top 100 of Keith Law's prospect rankings over at The Athletic. One of those star youngsters is second baseman Kevin McGonigle, who is ranked No. 23 overall and No. 3 in the organization. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/detroit-tigers-... |
1/21/25 | Tigers 2023 Draft Pick Ranked Among Top Ten Prospects at Position. MLB Pipeline has been putting out their MLB prospect rankings for each position and their latest entry wrapped up the infield as they announced the top ten at shortstop. Among this list of prestigious prospects and quick risers is Kevin McGonigle of the Detroit Tigers, the 37th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft. McGonigle came in with an above slot signing value of $2.85 million, and immediately started to make an impact in his first season. In the half of a season he had available to him in 2023 after being drafted, McGonigle started off in the Florida Complex League and was quickly promoted to single-A Lakeland. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/tigers/news/tigers-2023-dra... |