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Detroit – He had a scratch on his left temple, near his eye, but that was the only visible damage. It certainly could’ve been worse.
It was the fifth inning Friday night. Tigers’ rookie Kevin McGonigle hit a ground ball to Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor, who was playing back nearly to the outfield grass.
Mariners’ pitcher Bryan Woo hustled over and it looked like it was going to be a routine 3-1 putout at first base.
Until Josh Naylor decided he’d make the play himself, took an angle to the bag that put him directly in line with McGonigle and the two collided at the bag.
“Naylor was the bigger vehicle coming into first base and he knew he was going to win that battle,” said Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch. “After the nasty collision in the Dodgers-D-backs game the other night, we don’t want to see any of that.”
Thursday night, Dodgers’ Max Muncy and Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas collided violently, head-to-head, at first base and both had to leave the game. McGonigle was agile enough to spin off and avoid direct contact.
The cut on his face was from his helmet.
Still, he was perplexed by Naylor’s decision.
“The whole way, I thought he was going to flip it to Woo,” McGonigle said. “Woo was there early, so I expected that. I’m not sure why he took himself there. But I tried to beat it out when I saw him. I kind of hustled toward the bag and we ended up colliding. All good.”
Is it?
“I was just more confused why he took it to the bag himself,” McGonigle said. “But, yeah, all good.”
Naylor is 5-11, 235 pounds. McGonigle is 5-9, 187. And both players were running hard right to the point of impact.
“Kevin was going to the bag, trying to beat him there,” Hinch said. “Naylor took an angle betting on winning the collision. But he was trying to get the out. That is the competition. Luckily both players avoided anything major.”
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Tigers' McGonigle left with a scratch and a question after collision
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It was the fifth inning Friday night. Tigers’ rookie Kevin McGonigle hit a ground ball to Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor, who was playing back nearly to the outfield grass.
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Mariners’ pitcher Bryan Woo hustled over and it looked like it was going to be a routine 3-1 putout at first base.
Until Josh Naylor decided he’d make the play himself, took an angle to the bag that put him directly in line with McGonigle and the two collided at the bag.
“Naylor was the bigger vehicle coming into first base and he knew he was going to win that battle,” said Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch. “After the nasty collision in the Dodgers-D-backs game the other night, we don’t want to see any of that.”
Thursday night, Dodgers’ Max Muncy and Diamondbacks first baseman Ildemaro Vargas collided violently, head-to-head, at first base and both had to leave the game. McGonigle was agile enough to spin off and avoid direct contact.
The cut on his face was from his helmet.
Still, he was perplexed by Naylor’s decision.
“The whole way, I thought he was going to flip it to Woo,” McGonigle said. “Woo was there early, so I expected that. I’m not sure why he took himself there. But I tried to beat it out when I saw him. I kind of hustled toward the bag and we ended up colliding. All good.”
Is it?
“I was just more confused why he took it to the bag himself,” McGonigle said. “But, yeah, all good.”
Naylor is 5-11, 235 pounds. McGonigle is 5-9, 187. And both players were running hard right to the point of impact.
“Kevin was going to the bag, trying to beat him there,” Hinch said. “Naylor took an angle betting on winning the collision. But he was trying to get the out. That is the competition. Luckily both players avoided anything major.”
[email protected]
@cmccosky
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Tigers' McGonigle left with a scratch and a question after collision
Continue reading...
