Tigers' Kevin McGonigle gets huge update in AL Rookie of the Year poll originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
While the 2026 season for the Detroit Tigers might not be going like they expected, especially with the trades of Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize, there is one major positive takeaway from this year.
Kevin McGonigle, the top Tigers prospect coming into this year, has been better than advertised this season. He's a true star and has been incredible all year long.
For the American League Rookie of the Year race, MLB.com's Jason Foster shared a poll of various MLB experts that has McGonigle as the runaway favorite, with no other player remotely close to him for this end-of-season award.
1. Kevin McGonigle, Tigers (186 total points; 30 first-place votes)," Foster shared. "McGonigle has been the clear favorite in the AL for a while, and it's hard to argue with it because he just does a lot of things well."
#foster
While the 2026 season for the Detroit Tigers might not be going like they expected, especially with the trades of Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize, there is one major positive takeaway from this year.
Kevin McGonigle, the top Tigers prospect coming into this year, has been better than advertised this season. He's a true star and has been incredible all year long.
For the American League Rookie of the Year race, MLB.com's Jason Foster shared a poll of various MLB experts that has McGonigle as the runaway favorite, with no other player remotely close to him for this end-of-season award.
1. Kevin McGonigle, Tigers (186 total points; 30 first-place votes)," Foster shared. "McGonigle has been the clear favorite in the AL for a while, and it's hard to argue with it because he just does a lot of things well."
#foster
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