Fresh off his second consecutive Cy Young Award nomination, Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal was at Sloan Park to take in an Arizona Fall League game on Tuesday. But he wasn't just there as a casual fan.
Skubal, who is set to become a free agent after the 2026 season, chose this particular game between the Scottsdale Scorpions and the Mesa Solar Sox for a very specific reason — to size up the Tigers' top hitting prospect, infielder Kevin McGonigle, who has made a strong case to make his MLB debut next year.
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