Daily News | Delco’s Kevin McGonigle models his game after Chase Utley and could be a top pick in the 2023 MLB draft
Kevin McGonigle was not yet born when Chase Utley reached the majors. He was in diapers when Harry Kalas dubbed Utley “The Man,” was in kindergarten when Utley led the Phillies to the World Series, and in elementary school when Utley’s time in Philadelphia came to an end.
McGonigle, a shortstop who hit .457 last season as Bonner won the Catholic League title, grew up a rabid Phillies fan in Alden. His father, Kevin, told him to watch Utley. “It’s been a lot, but I love it,” McGonigle said. “It feels like a full-time job, kind of, but I really enjoy it. I’m meeting a lot of new kids along the way and it’s really good to play against the top competition in our class. I definitely learned a lot more about the game than what I knew before.”A star before high school
McGonigle was recruited by every high school program but he picked Bonner — where his two older siblings went — so he could play with the kids he grew up with. And that allowed DeBarberie to find out that McGonigle had more than just a smooth swing. “He’s very aggressive,” said DeBarberie, who graduated from Bonner in 2006. “It seems like the better the competition, the harder the kids are throwing, the better he is. It’s crazy. His bat-to-ball skills are the best I’ve ever seen as a high-school hitter and we’ve had some good ones in our league. I’ve seen some good ones in the area. But Kevin is just on a whole different level. The way he gets the barrel onto the baseball is incredible. Even his outs. Line drives all over the field.
“I love it. It’s definitely blue-collar,” McGonigle said of his Delaware County town. “You have to earn everything. You have to work for it. The way I was raised, my mom and dad always told me that I have to work for everything that I want in life. My dad pushes me everyday to get better at baseball and I love it.”
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