{"id":125842,"date":"2026-03-28T14:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/mlb-top-prospect-shares-hilarious-moment-with-veteran-who-robbed-his-home-run-after-four-hit-mlb-debut-125842"},"modified":"2026-03-28T14:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:14:24","slug":"mlb-top-prospect-shares-hilarious-moment-with-veteran-who-robbed-his-home-run-after-four-hit-mlb-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/mlb-top-prospect-shares-hilarious-moment-with-veteran-who-robbed-his-home-run-after-four-hit-mlb-debut-125842","title":{"rendered":"MLB top prospect shares hilarious moment with veteran who robbed his home run after four-hit MLB debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/detroit-tigers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Tigers<\/a> top prospect Kevin McGonigle seems pretty comfortable at the major league level, but one veteran doesn&#8217;t want him too comfortable.<\/p>\n<p>McGonigle made the Tigers&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Opening Day<\/a> roster, and he showed why he deserved it by notching four hits in his MLB debut.<\/p>\n<p>McGonigle was back in action on Friday in San Diego against the Padres, and in the top of the second inning, he launched a ball to deep center field that traveled 403 feet. However, Jackson Merrill leaped and robbed McGonigle of his first home run.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><i><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n<p>In the bottom half of the inning, after Merrill doubled, McGonigle appeared to compliment Merrill on his catch, which Merrill thanked him for.<\/p>\n<p>But that did not come before Merrill joked about McGonigle&#8217;s big Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You got four yesterday!&#8221; Merrill said to the rookie.<\/p>\n<p>McGonigle became the 21st player in MLB history to have four hits in his MLB debut and the first to do it since J.P. Arancibia in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/alex-vesia-dodgers-pitcher-who-lost-infant-daughter-gets-standing-ovation-after-scoreless-return-mound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ALEX VESIA, DODGERS PITCHER WHO LOST INFANT DAUGHTER, GETS STANDING OVATION AFTER SCORELESS RETURN TO MOUND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Merrill&#8217;s home run robbery provided a boost early on, but McGonigle got revenge with a game-winning two-run single in a four-run eighth inning for Detroit en route to a 5-2 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers choked a double-digit AL Central lead last season but still managed to get to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb-postseason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American League Division Series<\/a> after defeating the same team who overtook them in the standings in the Cleveland Guardians.<\/p>\n<p>The Padres played more October baseball as a wild-card team as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> took another NL West title before repeating as World Series Champions.<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><i><strong>sports coverage on X<\/strong><\/i><\/a><i><strong>,\u00a0and subscribe to\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><strong>the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.<\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/mlb-top-prospect-shares-hilarious-moment-veteran-who-robbed-his-home-run-after-four-hit-mlb-debut\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/mlb-top-prospect-shares-hilarious-moment-veteran-who-robbed-his-home-run-after-four-hit-mlb-debut <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detroit Tigers top prospect Kevin McGonigle seems pretty comfortable at the major league level, but one veteran doesn&#8217;t want him too comfortable. 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