Kevin McGonigle Reveals How He Found Out He Made the Tigers
Detroit Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle shares how he found out he made the Opening Day roster after a nerve-wracking meeting with A.J. Hinch.
For Kevin McGonigle , the moment he had been waiting for did not come with a dramatic announcement. It started with a simple text message. The Detroit Tigers top prospect woke up Tuesday morning to a message that read, “Meeting at 8:55 a.
m. with the manager. ” He immediately understood what it meant.
“I was like, ‘All right, here we go,’” McGonigle said as quoted by MLive. “I couldn’t eat breakfast, I was so stressed out. ” The Long Wait in the Room When McGonigle sat down with manager A.
J. Hinch and president of baseball operations Scott Harris, the tension did not ease. Hinch did not deliver the news right away.