Detroit Tigers still undecided on Kevin McGonigle as Opening Day nears
Detroit Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle is hitting .136 (3-for-22) in his past 11 games in the Grapefruit League, spanning the entire month of March.
CLEARWATER, FL – Everyone is waiting for an Opening Day roster decision about top prospect Kevin McGonigle , but the Detroit Tigers haven't made a decision about his immediate future. Don't expect any news in the next few days. The Tigers – led by president of baseball operations Scott Harris and manager A.
J. Hinch – don't plan to make the McGonigle decision until the day before Opening Day or the morning of Opening Day. The 2026 season begins Thursday, March 26, against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
"We'll take that all the way down to the wire," Hinch said before Friday's game in spring training. "No decision has been made. If you've covered us, these guys will tell you, the morning of Opening Day that we've sent down our final decisions.
We're going to take as much time as we need at the end. " COMING HOME: When will Justin Verlander start at Comerica Park? Tigers set date The Tigers will take all of their players still in MLB spring training – including McGonigle and fellow prospects Trei Cruz , Max Anderson and John Peck – to Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Arizona, for a pair of exhibition games against the Colorado Rockies.