Tigers, rookie Kevin McGonigle reach 8-year, $150M extension

The Detroit Tigers and rookie shortstop Kevin McGonigle agreed to an eight-year contract extension value $150 million, the team announced Wednesday.

The deal, which begins subsequent yr, covers the 2027-34 seasons and may very well be value as much as $160 million together with escalators.

McGonigle, 21, ESPN’s No. 2 prospect for the 2026 seasonturned the youngest Tigers participant named to an Opening Day roster since Omar Infante in 2003. He shortly proved the staff made the proper name, turning into the third-youngest participant with four or more hits on Opening Day up to now 100 main league seasons.

A primary-round decide within the 2023 draft, McGonigle had a scorching spring that allowed him to skip Triple-A after enjoying in simply 46 video games in Double-A final season.

He is batting .311 with one house run and eight RBIs for the Tigers, who’re 8-9 getting into Wednesday’s sport towards the Kansas City Royals.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.