Zach McKinstry - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

McKinstry placed on IL; Tigers call up No. 6 prospect Lee BOSTON -- Prior to the start of a four-game series at Fenway Park on Friday, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch announced that the team had placed in...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Tigers give top prospect long-awaited promotion after unexpected Zach McKinstry IL move The Tigers called up top prospect Hao-Yu Lee and moved Zach McKinstry to the 10-day IL.

1 DAY AGO • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Sent to 10-day IL The Tigers placed McKinstry on the 10-day injured list Friday with left hip/abdominal inflammation.

Impact McKinstry was forced from Wednesday's game against the Royals with a number of ailments, as he was also said to be dealing with a scraped chest. It's been a tough start to the 2026 campaign for the 2025 All-Star, as McKinstry is slashing just .209/.261/.326 across 46 plate appearances. In a corresponding move, the Tigers recalled Hao-Yu Lee from Triple-A Toledo.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Will undergo further testing on hip Manager A.J. Hinch said Thursday that McKinstry will undergo further testing on his injured hip, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

Impact McKinstry is "not moving around well" Thursday after he was pulled from Wednesday's game following a collision with Jac Caglianone. "We're going to continue to get him looked at," Hinch added. It sounds like McKinstry could be looking at a possible trip to the injured list. The utility man has not had a good start to the season at the plate, slashing .209/.261/.326 with one home run, five RBI, two runs scored and a 3:10 BB:K across 46 plate appearances. McKinstry posted a career-best .771 OPS last season and was named an All-Star.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Battling sore hip McKinstry was pulled from Wednesday's game against Kansas City with hip soreness, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.

Impact McKinstry left the game after he came up hobbling following a collision with Jac Caglianone in the seventh inning. Manager A.J. Hinch said after the game that he was always planning to keep McKinstry on the bench Thursday, so he'll have an extra day to recover before potentially returning to the starting nine Friday.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Wenceel Pérez hits an 8th-inning homer as Tigers beat Royals 2-1 for 5th straight win

Wenceel Pérez hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers won their fifth straight game, beating the Kansas City Royals 2-1

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Exits after collision McKinstry was removed from Wednesday's game against the Royals after colliding with Jac Caglianone in the seventh inning, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Impact A grounder to third base put McKinstry in the path of the running Caglianone, causing the former to trip and come up favoring his left leg. The severity of McKinstry's injury remains unknown, but any missed time would open up more opportunities for Gleyber Torres to start at second base and Colt Keith at third.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Kenley Jansen gets 479th save, moves past Lee Smith, as Tigers top Royals 2-1 for 4th win in row

Kenley Jansen got his 479th save, moving past Lee Smith for sole possession of third place on the career list, and the Detroit Tigers rallied from an eighth-inning deficit to beat...

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Twins score 6 runs against Valdez in first inning and hold off Tigers 8-6

Byron Buxton had three hits and the Minnesota Twins batted around in a six-run first inning against Framber Valdez before holding off the Detroit Tigers 8-6

APRIL 9 • Associated Press

Keaschall hits a 2-run homer and the Twins hold on for a frigid 7-3 win over the Tigers

Luke Keaschall hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and four Minnesota relievers combined for four scoreless innings as the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on a frigid night

APRIL 7 • Associated Press

Big day against Cards McKinstry went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Saturday's 11-6 win over St. Louis.

Impact Getting the start in right field and batting seventh before shifting to third base later in the contest, McKinstry got in on a 12-hit, four-homer barrage from the Tigers by launching a Dustin May sweeper into the right-field seats for a two-run shot in the fourth inning. It was McKinstry's first extra-base hit, first run and first RBI of the year, and through five games the 30-year-old utility player is batting .250 (4-for-16) with an 0:4 BB:K.

APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE

Tigers' offense erupts with four home runs in 11-6 victory over the Cardinals

Kerry Carpenter, Zach McKinstry and Matt Vierling hit two-run homers and drove in three runs apiece, and the Detroit Tigers powered their way to an 11-6, rain-shortened victory ove...

APRIL 4 • Associated Press

Half of Tigers' lineup notches their first homer of '26 in slugfest DETROIT -- One day after the Tigers opened their home schedule with their first shutout win of the season, they pulled out a slugfest. Kerry...

APRIL 4 • MLB.COM

Heading to bench Wednesday McKinstry is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact McKinstry had started in three of the Tigers' last four matchups against right-handed pitchers, but he'll take a seat Wednesday against righty Zac Gallen. The final spot in Detroit's everyday lineup versus righties looks like it could come down to McKinstry and Javier Baez, but neither player has done much in the early going to take control of a regular role. McKinstry has gone 1-for-8 with three strikeouts thus far, while Baez has two hits in 11 at-bats.

APRIL 1 • ROTOWIRE

MLB Spring Training Buzz: Orioles Extend Right-Hander Shane Baz

Notable news, notes and buzz with MLB spring training ramping up ahead of the World Baseball Classic and Opening Day.

MARCH 27 • FOX SPORTS

MLB Spring Training Buzz: Orioles Extend Right-Hander Shane Baz

Tigers fans shouldn't take frustrations over AJ Hinch's excuses out on Zach McKinstry Zach McKinstry is in the line of fire after AJ Hinch made a limp excuse for the Tigers' slow offseason.

JANUARY 9 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

Reaches deal with Tigers McKinstry agreed to a one-year, $4.2 million contract with the Tigers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Impact McKinstry took a massive step forward at the plate in 2025, finishing the year with a .259/.333/.438 slash line alongside 12 homers, 49 RBI, 68 runs scored and 19 stolen bases across 511 regular-season plate appearances. He doesn't seem to have a clear path to playing time at any one position in 2026, though he should still be able to crack the starting nine regularly thanks to his defensive versatility.

JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Spencer Torkelson ties the knot with Makenna Mattei in Healdsburg; wives of Zach McKinstry, Kerry Carpenter, and more arrive in style On Saturday, Detroit Tigers infielder Spencer Torkelson married his fiancée, Makenna Mattei, in Healdsburg, a Wine Country in California. Th...

NOVEMBER 10, 2025 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Riley Greene, Zach McKinstry bring home AL Silver Slugger awards for Detroit Tigers Outfielder Riley Greene and utility player Zach McKinstry won AL Silver Slugger awards on Friday, the first Tigers to win since 2016.

NOVEMBER 8, 2025 • FREEP.COM

Tigers' All-Stars come through in 9-3 win over Mariners and force a Game 5 in ALDS

The Detroit Tigers’ All-Stars stepped up when they were needed the most

OCTOBER 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Tigers rally to beat Mariners 9-3 and force decisive Game 5 in AL Division Series

Riley Greene and Javier Báez homered in a four-run sixth inning and the Detroit Tigers kept their season alive with a 9-3 win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American Le...

OCTOBER 8, 2025 • Associated Press

Dan Dickerson's call of Zach McKinstry's clutch hit injected life into Tigers fans Zach McKinstry was one of the Detroit Tigers' heroes on Saturday against the Mariners, but Dan Dickerson's call might be what ends up gettin...

OCTOBER 5, 2025 • MOTORCITYBENGALS.COM

MLB roundup: Tigers top Mariners in 11 innings to take series opener Zach McKinstry's broken-bat RBI single with two outs in the top of the 11th inning broke a tie as the Detroit Tigers defeated host Seattle M...

OCTOBER 5, 2025 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Zach McKinstry lifts Tigers over Mariners in 11 innings in ALDS opener - The Boston Globe Detroit will look to take a commanding 2-0 lead in this best-of-five series against AL West champion Seattle with dominant ace Tarik Skubal...

OCTOBER 5, 2025 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Tigers edge Mariners in 11-inning Game 1 thriller Zach McKinstry's broken-bat RBI single with two outs in the top of the 11th inning broke a tie as the Detroit Tigers defeated the host Seatt...

OCTOBER 5, 2025 • THESTATE.COM

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Wenceel Pérez hits an 8th-inning homer as Tigers beat Royals 2-1 for 5th straight win

Kenley Jansen gets 479th save, moves past Lee Smith, as Tigers top Royals 2-1 for 4th win in row

Twins score 6 runs against Valdez in first inning and hold off Tigers 8-6

Keaschall hits a 2-run homer and the Twins hold on for a frigid 7-3 win over the Tigers

Tigers' offense erupts with four home runs in 11-6 victory over the Cardinals

MLB Spring Training Buzz: Orioles Extend Right-Hander Shane Baz

Tigers' All-Stars come through in 9-3 win over Mariners and force a Game 5 in ALDS

Tigers rally to beat Mariners 9-3 and force decisive Game 5 in AL Division Series