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Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L 

Born: 04/29/1995 Age: 29

FanGraphs Player Page

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Trade (CHC) Mar'23

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Positions
2B/SS/3B/OF
2026 Earned Positions
Util

All Leagues
Average $1.50 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.00 Median $1.00

Roster%
1.23%
Change
7Day 0.31%
30Day 0.62%


March 17, 2025 9:24 AM : McKinstry is expected to open the season in the long side of a platoon at third base with Andy Ibanez, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Analysis: The Tigers optioned Jace Jung to Triple-A Toledo on Monday, a transaction which cinches a McKinstry/Ibanez platoon at the hot corner while Matt Vierling (shoulder) is out. McKinstry slashed only .215/.277/.337 with four homers across 118 regular-season contests for the Tigers last season. He did steal 16 bases without being caught, and that, along with his multi-position eligibility, gives McKinstry some utility in very deep leagues.

MLB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2020LAD47721000000 1.78 7.10
2021LAD601721583490710111 2.61 156.40
2022LAD10141110013000 1.3 13.00
2022CHC471711553263413170 3.23 151.60
2023DET1485184641072149445166 3.14 464.10
2024DET118325297641454242160 2.34 276.50

MILB Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2016LAD (R)4171730100001 0.68 2.70
2016LAD (A)411651423752015561 3.9 159.70
2017LAD (A)1769521670117021 7.02 119.30
2017LAD (A+)8235531972130329552 3.12 256.00
2017LAD (AA)154539101106000 2.91 43.60
2018LAD (A)1872532022316321 9.02 162.40
2018LAD (A+)33114912871217600 5.44 179.60
2018LAD (AA)258783162124000 1.96 48.90
2019LAD (AA)95384341951641237388 5.11 485.80
2019LAD (AAA)269589348276001 8.35 217.00
2021LAD (AAA)401711474083720342 6.35 254.10
2022LAD (AAA)482231916494427203 6.93 332.50

Spring Training Stats

Batting

YearTeamGPA AB H 2B 3B HR BB HBP SB CS P/G Pts
2017LAD (ST)11100000000 -1 -1.00
2018LAD (ST)31100000000 -0.33 -1.00
2019LAD (ST)76610000000 -0.06 -0.40
2020LAD (ST)163129122131100 5.24 83.90
2021LAD (ST)204543121012010 2.22 44.40
2022LAD (ST)9161441001100 1.92 17.30
2023CHC (ST)20453831007001 -0.01 -0.10
2024DET (ST)1847351010110020 3.73 67.10
2025DET (ST)14322950001210 0.71 9.90

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS Pts
Sep 29, 2024 DET CHW 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
Sep 28, 2024 DET CHW 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3.00
Sep 26, 2024 DET TBR 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
Sep 25, 2024 DET TBR 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.60
Sep 24, 2024 DET TBR 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3.00
Sep 22, 2024 DET @BAL 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00
Sep 21, 2024 DET @BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.00
Sep 20, 2024 DET @BAL 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4.00
Sep 18, 2024 DET @KCR 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Sep 17, 2024 DET @KCR 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
Totals 20 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -5.40

Last 10 Spring Training Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentPAABHBB2B 3BHRRRBIHBPSFSBCS
Mar 16, 2025 ST DET BAL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 15, 2025 ST DET @PHI 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 13, 2025 ST DET NYY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 12, 2025 ST DET TB 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 11, 2025 ST DET @ATL 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 8, 2025 ST DET @TOR 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 7, 2025 ST DET BAL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 5, 2025 ST DET PHI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2, 2025 ST DET @PIT 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 1, 2025 ST DET PHI 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 24 23 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
April 15, 2021 11:11 PM add Artax Sticky Situation 🐎 $2
May 3, 2021 8:19 PM cut Artax Sticky Situation 🐎 $1
May 4, 2021 8:20 PM add Irish Steppers $2
September 17, 2021 10:30 PM cut Irish Steppers $1
June 1, 2023 2:25 PM add Colt Keith Urban Outfitters $2
October 12, 2023 11:49 AM increase Colt Keith Urban Outfitters $4
January 29, 2024 11:00 PM cut Colt Keith Urban Outfitters $0

Recent Trades for Zach McKinstry in FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
March 4, 2024 5:04 PM Nakatomi & Co Eloy Jimenez CHW Util R $20
Josh Naylor CLE 1B L $8
Andres Munoz SEA RP R $11
Zack Gelof OAK 2B R $3
 The Dude Abides Yu Darvish SDP SP R $10 OUT 
Orlando Arcia ATL SS R $3
Sam Hentges CLE RP L $3 60IL
Kyle Wright ATL RP R $6 OUT 
Nathaniel Lowe TEX 1B L $19 
Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L $3 
July 17, 2023 12:44 PM MeatHeads Liam Hendriks BOS ST RP R $10 
Willson Contreras STL C R $14
Blake Snell SDP SP L $27
Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L $1 
$30 loan 		Crème de Caccese Elias Diaz COL C R $1 
Lucas Giolito CHW RP R $20 OUT 
Jake Burger CHW 1B/3B R $1
June 17, 2023 12:34 PM PICKLE DICK Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L $1 
Brady Singer KCR SP R $5 
 MeatHeads Javier Baez DET SS R $9 
Mark Leiter Jr. CHC RP R $1 
$2 loan
June 13, 2023 8:19 PM The Dude Abides Cody Bellinger CHC 1B/OF L $3
Luis Garcia WSN 2B L $2
 Nakatomi & Co Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L $1 
Casey Schmitt SFG 2B/SS/3B R $2
June 3, 2023 7:53 PM Number Fourteen With a Banks Hunter Harvey WSN RP R $2
Zach Eflin TBR SP R $8 
Shane Baz TBR SP R $3 
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SS S $4
Jack Suwinski PIT ST OF L $3 
 Skullflowers 💀💐 Justin Verlander NYM SP R $16
Tyler Glasnow TBR SP R $13
Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L $5 
Jeremy Pena HOU SS R $11
$25 loan
May 16, 2023 7:14 PM Kirby Your Enthusiasm Joey Meneses NYM ST 1B R $3 
$2 loan 		Infinite Improbability Driveline Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L $1 
May 5, 2023 10:34 AM ᵃᵇˢᵒˡᵘᵗᵉ ᵇᵘⁿᵗˢ Zach McKinstry DET 2B/SS/3B/OF L $1 
 Canton Hoot Owls 🦉 🌲 $2 loan
June 16, 2021 1:19 PM Woo-Tang Clan Corey Seager LAD SS L $37
Luis Robert Jr. CHW OF R $21
Drew Waters KCR ST OF S $1
 Jason Pierre-Paul Firework Skills Kenley Jansen LAD RP R $10
Wade Miley CIN RP L $1 OUT
Trea Turner WSN SS R $40
Adbert Alzolay NYM ST RP R $3 OUT
Zach McKinstry LAD 2B/SS/3B/OF L $2 
June 2, 2021 5:06 PM SABRmagician✨ Zack Britton NYY RP L $1
James Kaprielian TOR CPX SP/RP R $1
Zach McKinstry LAD 2B/SS/3B/OF L $1 
 Sewer Ewes J.P. Feyereisen ARI AAA SP/RP R $1 
May 19, 2021 7:09 PM Santa Fe Pitspitters Frankie Montas OAK SP R $5 OUT
Byron Buxton MIN OF R $10
Nick Anderson STL ST RP R $5 
Zach McKinstry LAD 2B/SS/3B/OF L $1 
Adley Rutschman BAL C S $8
 River City Rascals Mookie Betts LAD 2B/SS/OF R $54 
$25 loan