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Lansing Lugnuts
Team logo Cap insignia
Minor league affiliations
ClassSingle-A (1996-present)
LeagueMidwest League (1996-present)
DivisionEastern Division
Major league affiliations
TeamToronto Blue Jays (2005-present)
Previous teamsChicago Cubs (1999-2004)
Minor league titles
League titles 1997, 2003
Division titles 1996 2nd half, 1999 1st half, 2008 1st half
Team data
NameLansing Lugnuts (1996-present)
BallparkOldsmobile Park (1996-present)
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
Take Me Out To The Ballgame, LLC
General managerPat Day
ManagerSal Fasano
The Lansing Lugnuts at Oldsmobile Park in 2009

The Lansing Lugnuts are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, that plays in the Midwest League.

The Midwest League came to Lansing, Michigan in 1996. The franchise began in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1955; after two seasons it moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where it stayed for 36 seasons. Before the 1994 season it moved to Springfield, Illinois, but only spent two seasons there before moving to Lansing. The franchise was an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals on two separate occasions in three different cities: as the Waterloo Royals [1] from 1969 through 1976, as the Sultans of Springfield[2] in 1995, and then, upon the team's move to Lansing, from 1996 through 1998. The Lugnuts were then an affiliate of the Chicago Cubs from 1999 through 2004 before joining the Jays' farm system for the 2005 season.

The team plays at Oldsmobile Park (named after the now-defunct General Motors division that was based there), which opened in 1996. Oldsmobile Park seats over 11,000 fans and is one of the largest Class A Minor League baseball parks in the United States. The franchise national attendance record of 538,326 was set during its inaugural year. They won the Midwest League Championship in 1997 and 2003. The Lugnuts have their own "theme" which plays immediately after the national anthem for every home game.

Alumni

The following are players currently in Major League Baseball who played, at one time, for the Lugnuts. This partial list includes players making injury-comeback starts as well as those that developed in Lansing.

Roster

Lansing Lugnuts roster
Players Coaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 23 Diego Barrera
  • 15 Hunter Breault
  • -- Drew Conover
  • 34 Micah Dallas
  • 40 Jake Garland
  • 33 Dylan Hall
  • 11 Garrett Irvin
  • 22 Grant Judkins
  • 14 Luis Morales
  • 25 Kade Morris
  • 27 Mitch Myers
  • 20 Jack Owen
  • 16 Blaze Pontes
  • 30 Yehizon Sanchez
  • 24 Jacob Watters

Catchers

  •  5 Cole Conn
  • 21 CJ Rodriguez

Infielders

  • 29 Danny Bautista Jr.
  •  2 Joshua Kuroda-Grauer
  • 13 Luke Mann
  •  7 T.J. Schofield-Sam
  •  3 Sahid Valenzuela
  •  6 Casey Yamauchi

Outfielders

  •  8 Jonny Butler
  •  4 Jared Dickey
  •  1 Ryan Lasko
  • 19 Nate Nankil

Manager

  •  9 Craig Conklin

Coaches

60-day injured list

  • 43 Luis Carrasco (full season)
  •  7 Colby Halter

7-day injured list
* On Oakland Athletics 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated September 4, 2024
 Transactions
→ More rosters: MiLB • Midwest League
 → Oakland Athletics minor league players

References

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