Tigers' Kevin McGonigle returns home for All-Star Game debut

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Thank you, thank you very much.
How do you feel?
I feel great.
I'm actually from Philadelphia, so it's good to be back home, seeing family, friends, and
just taking in the full first All-Star Game experience.
Okay, so you grew up a Phillies fan?
I grew up a Phillies fan, I did.
Now a Detroit Tigers fan, of course.
But yeah, I just can't really put into words how much this means to me, being first All-Star
Game in the hometown.
It's super exciting.
Do you have a favorite player when you were a Phillies fan?
Chase Utley.
Chase Utley, yeah.
So, big fan of Chase Utley, and hope to see him at some point here.
Okay, for this All-Star, do you have anything to say?
I mean, all the guys.
I'd say the biggest guy I want to talk to the most is Mike Trout, for sure.
Big fan of Mike Trout.
Oh, you were a big fan of him?
Yeah, yeah.
Why is that?
He's actually from this kind of area.
I grew up watching him all the time.
What he's done in this game is really special, and I want to pick his brain a little bit
to see if that would help me in my career.
Thank you.
