Kingston Liniak
Kingston Nolan Liniak
Born: November 11, 1999
La Jolla, CA US
Primary Position: Center field
All Position(s) Played: LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 4 (2018 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Mission Hills HS
Career: 2018-2025
Kingston Liniak compiled a career batting average of .230 with 46 home runs and 215 RBI in his 448-game career with the Tigers West, Tigers East, Connecticut Tigers, West Michigan Whitecaps, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Tigers, Glacier Range Riders, Windy City ThunderBolts and Lexington Legends. He began playing during the 2018 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
![]() Tigers East |
![]() Connecticut Tigers |
![]() West Michigan Whitecaps |
![]() Lakeland Flying Tigers |
![]() Glacier Range Riders |
![]() Windy City ThunderBolts |
![]() Lexington Legends |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ind | PION | Glacier Range Riders | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2024 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | GULF | Tigers West | 8 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .281 | .324 | .312 | .636 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .308 | .500 | .808 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Tigers East | 37 | 166 | 156 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 51 | .224 | .259 | .269 | .528 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | 52 | 222 | 200 | 22 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 60 | .205 | .284 | .270 | .554 | 54 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 6 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .050 | .095 | .050 | .145 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | A | LASE | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 107 | 456 | 404 | 48 | 78 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 19 | 6 | 42 | 121 | .193 | .279 | .332 | .611 | 134 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | 28 | 97 | 80 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | .162 | .309 | .212 | .522 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Tigers | 9 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .296 | .387 | .593 | .980 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Ind | PION | Glacier Range Riders | 89 | 374 | 325 | 65 | 89 | 22 | 4 | 20 | 77 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 80 | .274 | .350 | .551 | .901 | 179 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 2024 | Ind | PION | Glacier Range Riders | 26 | 115 | 98 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 21 | .347 | .426 | .724 | 1.151 | 71 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | 23 | 94 | 90 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30 | .211 | .245 | .322 | .567 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Ind | FRON | Windy City ThunderBolts | 56 | 221 | 202 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 60 | .223 | .269 | .416 | .685 | 84 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2025 | Ind | PION | Glacier Range Riders | 93 | 394 | 346 | 44 | 97 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 64 | .280 | .350 | .442 | .792 | 153 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 448 | 1864 | 1667 | 209 | 383 | 78 | 9 | 46 | 215 | 46 | 21 | 151 | 450 | .230 | .301 | .370 | .672 | 617 | 24 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | GULF | Tigers West | OF | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 1.571 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Tigers West | CF | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.500 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Tigers East | CF | 37 | 90 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .990 | 2.622 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Tigers East | OF | 37 | 90 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .990 | 2.622 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | CF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | OF | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 2.000 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Tigers West | RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | OF | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | OF | 52 | 110 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .983 | 2.173 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | LF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | CF | 27 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .986 | 2.556 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | RF | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | RF | 15 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 2.067 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | NYPL | Connecticut Tigers | LF | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.300 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2021 | A | LASE | Lakeland Flying Tigers | CF | 92 | 197 | 8 | 4 | 3 | .981 | 2.228 |
| 2021 | A | LASE | Lakeland Flying Tigers | RF | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2021 | A | LASE | Lakeland Flying Tigers | LF | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Tigers | LF | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | LF | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2022 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | CF | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.353 |
| 2022 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Flying Tigers | RF | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.100 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Tigers | CF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Tigers | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2024 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | CF | 22 | .000 | |||||
| 2024 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | OF | 22 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 2.818 |
| 2024 | Ind | ATLL | Lexington Legends | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 361 | 730 | 35 | 15 | 13 | .981 | 2.119 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers West | DET | June 19, 2018 | August 25, 2018 |
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Tigers East | DET | June 29, 2018 | August 21, 2018 |
| 2018 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Connecticut Tigers | DET | August 30, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2019 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | June 5, 2019 | June 12, 2019 |
| 2019 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Connecticut Tigers | DET | June 19, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | A | Low-A Southeast | Lakeland Flying Tigers | DET | May 4, 2021 | September 19, 2021 |
| 2022 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Flying Tigers | DET | May 1, 2022 | June 14, 2022 |
| 2022 | R | Florida Complex League | Tigers | DET | July 8, 2022 | August 1, 2022 |
| 2023 | Ind | Pioneer League | Glacier Range Riders | |||
| 2024 | Ind | Pioneer League | Glacier Range Riders | |||
| 2024 | Ind | Frontier League | Windy City ThunderBolts | |||
| 2024 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lexington Legends | April 25, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | |
| 2025 | Ind | Pioneer League | Glacier Range Riders |
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