A’s No. 1 prospect Soderstrom headlines Lugnuts’ 2022 roster
LANSING, Mich. – No April fooling: The Oakland Athletics’ No. 1 prospect, catcher Tyler Soderstrom, will headline the Lansing Lugnuts’ 30-player Opening Day roster, the Nuts announced Friday. Soderstrom, 20, is rated the No. 56 overall prospect in baseball after batting .309/.390/.568 in 57 games for the Low-A Stockton Ports
LANSING, Mich. – No April fooling: The Oakland Athletics’ No. 1 prospect, catcher Tyler Soderstrom, will headline the Lansing Lugnuts’ 30-player Opening Day roster, the Nuts announced Friday.
Soderstrom, 20, is rated the No. 56 overall prospect in baseball after batting .309/.390/.568 in 57 games for the Low-A Stockton Ports in 2021 and appearing in the MLB Futures Game. The son of former San Franciso Giants pitcher Steve Soderstrom, he was selected 26th overall in 2020 from Turlock High School (Turlock, Calif.).
Tyler Soderstrom is one of five of MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Athletics prospects on the Lugnuts’ roster, joining 19-year-old outfielder Brayan Buelvas (No. 10), the youngest player on the team; 19-year-old Euribiel Ángeles (No. 11), pitcher Joey Estes (No. 19), first baseman/outfielder Lawrence Butler (No. 21); and pitcher Jeff Criswell (No. 22).
Both Butler and Criswell were members of the 2021 Lugnuts, with Butler named the final 2021 High-A Player of the Week after hitting 11-for-22 with two walks in the season’s final six games. The duo is part of a contingent of 12 Nuts returning from last season, accompanying outfielders Lazaro Armenteros, Austin Beck and Jonny Butler; infielders Brett Harris, Patrick McColl and Drew Swift; catcher Jared McDonald;and pitchers Osvaldo Berrios, Stevie Emanuels and David Leal.
Announced on the same day as the World Cup Draw, the 2022 Lugnuts will include players representing Colombia (Buelvas), Brazil (outfielder Gabriel Maciel), Panama (infielder Joshwan Wright), Cuba (Armenteros and pitcher Diego Granado) and Venezuela (pitcher Angello Infante), as well as 14 states and Puerto Rico (Berrios).
The starting rotation is expected to comprise Estes, who was acquired from Atlanta in a four-player package for Matt Olson; Criswell, a native of Portage, Mich., who pitched at the University of Michigan; Emanuels, the A’s fifth-round pick in 2020; southpaw Hogan Harris, Oakland’s third-round selection in 2018; Grant Holman, taken by the A’s in the sixth round in 2021; and Jake Walkinshaw, a 36th-round draftee from Southern New Hampshire in 2019 who ascended to become the ace of Stockton’s rotation by the end of 2021.
Berrios, Granado, Infante and Leal are expected to join fellow 2021 Ports Edward Baram, Joe DeMers, Trayson Kubo, Daniel Martinez and Yale product Kumar Nambiar in the Lugnuts’ bullpen.
The roster includes three catchers in Soderstrom, McDonald and Matt Cross, who played at three different levels in 2021 and bashed a home run over 460 feet with Stockton.
Ángeles (acquired via trade with San Diego shortly before the season for Sean Manaea), Harris, McColl, Swift and Wright are joined in the infield by Jack Winkler, drafted in the tenth round in 2021 from San Francisco.
Lastly, the six Lugnuts who will share outfield duties – Armenteros, Beck, Buelvas, the two Butlers and Maciel – will supply both power and speed, led by Lawrence Butler’s combined 29 steals and 19 home runs in 2021. The switch-hitting Maciel, selected from the Twins in the Rule 5 MiLB draft, only hit two home runs with Cedar Rapids in 2021, but one was a walk-off grand slam against a man who is now his teammate in David Leal.
Headed by first-year manager Phil Pohl, who served as Athletics bullpen catcher from 2016-2021, the 2022 Lugnuts will open up play at Jackson® Field™ against the Michigan State Spartans on Wednesday, April 6, in the Crosstown Showdown presented by Delta Dental, followed by Opening Day on Friday, April 8.
Tickets are available for purchase at the stadium box office, online at lansinglugnuts.com and by calling (517) 485-4500.
# # #
Echavarria wins first as Nuts tie Caps for 1st
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – 19-year-old Steven Echavarria tied a career high with 4 2/3 scoreless innings to earn his first professional victory, and the Lansing Lugnuts (18-12) doubled up the West Michigan Whitecaps (18-12), 4-2, in a Thursday matinee at LMCU Ballpark, tying the Whitecaps for first place in the
Pitcher of the Week Jump immaculate, triumphant in 3-1 win
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – Reigning Midwest League Pitcher of the Week Gage Jump added the latest eye-opening performance to a sensational pro debut, recording an immaculate inning amid an eight-inning, eight-strikeout display of unfettered brilliance, leading the Lansing Lugnuts (17-12) to a 3-1 victory over the West Michigan Whitecaps (18-11)
Nuts deny no-hitter, fall 2-0
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – T.J. Schofield-Sam broke up a no-hit bid with a two-out single in the eighth, but the West Michigan Whitecaps (18-10) completed a 2-0 shutout of the Lansing Lugnuts (16-12) on Tuesday night at LMCU Ballpark. The opener of the six-game series was completed in exactly two
Lugnuts' Jump named MWL Pitcher of the Week
LANSING, Mich. – Lansing Lugnuts pitcher Gage Jump has been named the Midwest League’s Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 28-May 4, Minor League Baseball announced Monday afternoon. Jump, 22, allowed only one baserunner, a Jonah Advincula fourth-inning single, in firing five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts
Valenzuela delivers rainy walkoff winner in 10th, 1-0
LANSING, Mich. – Sahid Valenzuela slapped a game-winning RBI single through a drawn-in infield in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Lansing Lugnuts (16-11) walked off the Lake County Captains (15-12), 1-0, on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Jackson® Field™. The victory clinched a six-game series split with
After Judkins gem, Caps top Nuts in 9th
LANSING, Mich. – Grant Judkins pitched six scoreless innings, but los Picantes de Lake County (15-11) scored three runs in the ninth to best the Lansing Locos (15-11), 3-1, in a Copa Saturday matinee at Jackson® Field™. Lake County has won two straight games in the series and enters the
Captains strike early, top Lugs 5-3
LANSING, Mich. – Jaison Chourio lined a two-run single in a three-run rally, and the Lake County Captains (14-11) built a five-run lead and defeated the Lansing Lugnuts (15-10), 5-3, on Friday night at Jackson® Field™. The Caps and Lugnuts have split the first four games of the six-game series.
Jump nearly perfect in 5-0 rain-shortened win
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts (15-9) jumped out to a quick lead, Cole Conn and Tommy White homered, and Gage Jump turned in his latest dominating performance in a 5-0 rain-shortened victory over the Lake County Captains (13-11) on Thursday night at Jackson® Field™. The game was delayed twice,
Robinson schools Captains in 5-2 Lugnuts win
LANSING, Mich. – In the first Grand Slam School Day of the season, Kyle Robinson twirled six hitless innings while Clark Elliott homered and drilled a two-run single to help the Lansing Lugnuts (14-9) beat the Lake County Captains (13-10), 5-2, in a Wednesday matinee at Jackson® Field™. In the
Captains rout Locos late, 13-5
LANSING, Mich. – The Lake County Captains (13-9) broke open a tight game with six-run rallies in the eighth and ninth innings, romping to a 13-5 win over the Lansing Locos (13-9) on Tuesday evening at Jackson® Field™. Lansing starter Yunior Tur had tossed 5 1/3 strong innings, allowing only
Cedeño HR in 9th helps TinCaps stop Lugnuts, 5-4
LANSING, Mich. – Nerwilian Cedeño slugged a go-ahead two-run homer onto Larch Street in the top of the ninth inning, and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (10-11) edged the Lansing Lugnuts (13-8), 5-4, on Sunday afternoon at Jackson® Field™. The result ended a four-game TinCaps losing streak, though Lansing still won
Down 7-0, Lugs rally to win, move into 1st place
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts (13-7) gave up seven runs in the first three innings, scored nine runs in the next three innings, and won their fourth straight game over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (9-11), 9-7, in a Saturday matinee at Jackson® Field™. With the win, the Lugnuts clinched
Jump fans 13 in LSU-driven Lugnuts win
LANSING, Mich. – LSU teammates Gage Jump struck out 13 batters in 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Tommy White delivered a first-inning RBI double and an eighth-inning RBI single, lifting the Lansing Lugnuts (12-7) to a 3-1 victory over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (9-10) on Friday night at Jackson® Field™.
Schofield-Sam's huge night lifts Lugs, 7-3
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts started T.J. Schofield-Sam as their designated hitter on Thursday night against the Fort Wayne TinCaps – and he accepted the role, and then some. Schofield-Sam went 5-for-5 with three extra-base hits and the Lugnuts (11-7) scored in each of the first four innings en
Lugs’ pen quiets TinCaps, 8-3
LANSING, Mich. – A night after allowing 16 hits and 15 runs in a slugfest loss, the Lansing Lugnuts (10-7) stopped the Fort Wayne TinCaps (9-8), 8-3, on Wednesday night at Jackson® Field™. After starter Yunior Tur struck out six in five innings, a quartet of Lugnuts relievers – Hunter
De Vries cycles TinCaps past Locos, 15-14
LANSING, Mich. – 18-year-old Leo De Vries, the No. 1 prospect in the San Diego Padres organization, completed the cycle with a tie-breaking two-out two-run triple in the top of the ninth inning, and the Fort Wayne TinCaps (9-7) held off the Lansing Locos (9-7), 15-14, on Tuesday night at
Nuts complete win, Judkins CG wrap Wisconsin series
APPLETON, Wisc. – The Lansing Lugnuts (9-6) completed a 4-3 victory from Friday night before Grant Judkins tossed the Midwest League’s first complete game in a 2-0 loss to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (5-10), concluding a six-game series on Saturday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The
Nuts win 5th straight, rain suspends nightcap
APPLETON, Wisc. – The Lansing Lugnuts (8-5) extended their winning streak to five with an 8-4 win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (4-9) in Game 1 of a day-night doubleheader on Friday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Game 2? More like Game To Be Continued. The
Lugnuts, Team Lyders Taco Bell announce Launch-a-Ball to benefit Capital Area Humane Society
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts and Team Lyders Taco Bell are teaming up to support the Capital Area Humane Society through Launch-A-Ball, launching into Jackson® Field™ during nine select home games throughout the 2025 season. “At Team Lyders Taco Bell, we’re always looking for ways to bring fun, community,
Lugnuts hold off T-Rats, win 4th straight
APPLETON, Wisc. – In a game featuring their first back-to-back home runs in four years, it was a run-scoring balk in the ninth inning that lifted the Lansing Lugnuts (7-5) to a 4-3 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (4-8) on Thursday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities
Three-run 8th keys third straight win
APPLETON, Wisc. – Yunior Tur struck out eight batters in 4 2/3 innings, and the Lansing Lugnuts (6-5) used a three-run rally in the eighth inning to top the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (4-7), 3-1, on Wednesday afternoon at Neuroscience GroupField at Fox Cities Stadium. The Lugnuts have won three consecutive
Garland, Nuts open Wisconsin trip with W
APPLETON, Wisc. – Jake Garland pitched into the seventh inning, and the Lansing Lugnuts (5-5) were in control from start to finish for a 6-2 series-opening win over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (4-6) on Tuesday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Following Sunday’s memorable 12-11 12-inning victory
Absolutely Nuts: Green slam forces extras, Dickey walks off in 12th
LANSING, Mich. – Is the ninth game of the season too soon for the Game of the Year? The Lansing Lugnuts (4-5) rallied from a six-run deficit in the ninth inning, forcing extras on a two-strike, two-out Rodney Green, Jr. grand slam, and then rallied again in the 12th inning
Nuts notch 16 hits, fall victim to Loons' 7-run 7th
LANSING, Mich. – The Great Lakes Loons (4-4) scored seven runs in the seventh inning to double up the Lansing Lugnuts (3-5), 12-6, in a marathon three hours and 41 minutes on Saturday afternoon at Jackson® Field™. The game had 29 combined hits, 16 by Lansing; 17 walks, 11 issued
Valenzuela rallies Lugnuts to 4-3 win
LANSING, Mich. – Sahid Valenzuela lined a go-ahead two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning, and the Lansing Lugnuts (3-4) edged the Great Lakes Loons (3-4), 4-3, on Friday night at Jackson® Field™. The Nuts rallied from two different late deficits against the Great Lakes’ bullpen, erasing a