The Complete List of Major League Lugnuts
804 ballplayers all told have donned the Lugnuts' uniform, with 156 players (19%) making it to the Major Leagues -- most recently Josh Palacios and Ty Tice on April 9th, 2021. Of these players: - 62 Lugnuts alumni have debuted with the Blue Jays - 36 with the Chicago Cubs
804 ballplayers all told have donned the Lugnuts' uniform, with 156 players (19%) making it to the Major Leagues -- most recently Josh Palacios and Ty Tice on April 9th, 2021.
Of these players:
- 62 Lugnuts alumni have debuted with the Blue Jays
- 36 with the Chicago Cubs
- 19 with the Kansas City Royals
- 6 with the Florida/Miami Marlins
- 3 with the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals
- 2 with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A's, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays
- 1 with the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals
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Here is a listing of every Lugnuts team, with its Midwest League All-Stars and the future Major Leaguers it has produced thus far. (Rehabbing Major Leaguers like Mark Prior in 2004 or Marcus Stroman in 2015 are not included.)
| Season | MLB Affiliate | Total Players | MLB Players | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Royals | 40 | 7 | Carlos Beltrán |
| 1997 | Royals | 42 | 8 | Chad Durbin |
| 1998 | Royals | 44 | 9 | Jeremy Affeldt |
| 1999 | Cubs | 38 | 6 | Carlos Zambrano |
| 2000 | Cubs | 42 | 6 | Juan Cruz |
| 2001 | Cubs | 40 | 9 | Ronny Cedeño |
| 2002 | Cubs | 48 | 10 | Ryan Theriot |
| 2003 | Cubs | 44 | 16 | Casey McGehee |
| 2004 | Cubs | 42 | 11 | Carlos Mármol |
| 2005 | Blue Jays | 45 | 4 | Casey Janssen |
| 2006 | Blue Jays | 43 | 0 | - |
| 2007 | Blue Jays | 43 | 3 | Travis Snider |
| 2008 | Blue Jays | 43 | 9 | Marc Rzepczynski |
| 2009 | Blue Jays | 38 | 7 | Henderson Alvarez III |
| 2010 | Blue Jays | 45 | 15 | Aaron Loup |
| 2011 | Blue Jays | 50 | 11 | Jake Marisnick |
| 2012 | Blue Jays | 45 | 10 | Noah Syndergaard |
| 2013 | Blue Jays | 41 | 9 | Daniel Norris |
| 2014 | Blue Jays | 48 | 11 | Miguel Castro |
| 2015 | Blue Jays | 49 | 16 | Rowdy Tellez |
| 2016 | Blue Jays | 49 | 8 | Cavan Biggio |
| 2017 | Blue Jays | 54 | 6 | Bo Bichette |
| 2018 | Blue Jays | 49 | 2 | Yennsy Diaz |
| 2019 | Blue Jays | 50 | 1 | Alejandro Kirk |
The 154 Lugnuts to reach the Major Leagues:
| No. | Player | In Lansing | MLB Debut | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | José Santiago | 1996-97 | June 7, 1997 | Kansas City Royals |
| 2. | Jeff Wallace | 1996 | August 21, 1997 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 3. | Jeremy Giambi | 1997 | September 1, 1998 | Kansas City Royals |
| 4. | Carlos Beltrán | 1996 | September 14, 1998 | Kansas City Royals |
| 5. | Carlos Febles | 1996 | September 14, 1998 | Kansas City Royals |
| 6. | Orber Moreno | 1997 | May 25, 1999 | Kansas City Royals |
| 7. | Dan Reichert | 1998 | July 16, 1999 | Kansas City Royals |
| 8. | Mark Quinn | 1996 | September 14, 1999 | Kansas City Royals |
| 9. | Lance Carter | 1998 | September 15, 1999 | Kansas City Royals |
| 10. | Scott Mullen | 1997 | September 24, 1999 | Kansas City Royals |
| 11. | Chad Durbin | 1997 | September 26, 1999 | Kansas City Royals |
| 12. | Kevin Hodges | 1996 | April 24, 2000 | Seattle Mariners |
| 13. | Kris Wilson | 1998 | July 28, 2000 | Kansas City Royals |
| 14. | Corey Patterson | 1999 | September 18, 2000 | Chicago Cubs |
| 15. | Carlos Zambrano | 1999 | August 20, 2001 | Chicago Cubs |
| 16. | Juan Cruz | 2000 | August 21, 2001 | Chicago Cubs |
| 17. | Brandon Berger | 1997 | September 9, 2001 | Kansas City Royals |
| 18. | Corey Thurman | 1998 | April 5, 2002 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 19. | Jeremy Affeldt | 1998 | April 6, 2002 | Kansas City Royals |
| 20. | Juan Brito | 1998 | May 3, 2002 | Kansas City Royals |
| 21. | Jason Simontacchi | 1997 | May 4, 2002 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 22. | Francis Beltran | 2000 | June 28, 2002 | Chicago Cubs |
| 23. | Steve Smyth | 1999 | August 6, 2002 | Chicago Cubs |
| 24. | Kit Pellow | 1997 | August 14, 2002 | Kansas City Royals |
| 25. | Hee-Seop Choi | 1999 | September 5, 2002 | Chicago Cubs |
| 26. | Jeremy Hill | 1998 | September 7, 2002 | Kansas City Royals |
| 27. | Kiko Calero | 1998 | April 2, 2003 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 28. | Todd Wellemeyer | 2001 | May 15, 2003 | Chicago Cubs |
| 29. | David Kelton | 1999 | June 8, 2003 | Chicago Cubs |
| 30. | Sergio Mitre | 2002 | July 22, 2003 | Chicago Cubs |
| 31. | Féliz Sánchez | 2002 | September 3, 2003 | Chicago Cubs |
| 32. | Pete Zoccolillo | 2000 | September 5, 2003 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 33. | Mike Wuertz | 1999 | April 5, 1994 | Chicago Cubs |
| 34. | Jason Szuminski | 2000-01 | April 11, 2004 | San Diego Padres |
| 35. | Jason Dubois | 2001 | May 19, 2004 | Chicago Cubs |
| 36. | Matt Treanor | 1996 | June 2, 2004 | Florida Marlins |
| 37. | Jon Leicester | 2001 | June 9, 2004 | Chicago Cubs |
| 38. | Brendan Harris | 2001 | July 6, 2004 | Chicago Cubs |
| 39. | John Webb | 2000 | August 2, 2004 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays |
| 40. | Andy Sisco | 2003 | April 4, 2005 | Chicago Cubs |
| 41. | Ronny Cedeño | 2001-02 | April 24, 2005 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 42. | Ray Sadler | 2001 | May 8, 2005 | Florida Marlins |
| 43. | Joe Dillon | 1998 | May 18, 2005 | Florida Marlins |
| 44. | Rich Hill | 2003 | June 15, 2005 | Chicago Cubs |
| 45. | Adam Greenberg | 2002 | July 9, 2005 | Chicago Cubs |
| 46. | Jermaine Van Buren | 2004 | August 31, 2005 | Chicago Cubs |
| 47. | Ryan Theriot | 2002-03 | September 13, 2005 | Chicago Cubs |
| 48. | Sean Marshall | 2003-04 | April 9, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 49. | Ángel Guzmán | 2002 | April 26, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 50. | Casey Janssen | 2005 | April 27, 2006 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 51. | Jae-Kuk Ryu | 2002-03 | May 14, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 52. | Renyel Pinto | 2001-02 | May 18, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 53. | Carlos Mármol | 2002 (C), 2004 (P) | June 4, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 54. | Juan Mateo | 2003-04 | August 3, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 55. | Ryan O'Malley | 2003 | August 16, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 56. | Buck Coats | 2002-03 | August 22, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 57. | José Reyes | 2003 | September 13, 2006 | Chicago Cubs |
| 58. | Félix Pié | 2003 | April 17, 2007 | Chicago Cubs |
| 59. | Rocky Cherry | 2003 | April 23, 2007 | Chicago Cubs |
| 60. | Dewon Day | 2005 | May 28, 2007 | Chicago White Sox |
| 61. | Curtis Thigpen | 2005 | June 6, 2007 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 62. | Clay Rapada | 2003-04 | June 14, 2007 | Chicago Cubs |
| 63. | Billy Petrick | 2004 | June 27, 2007 | Chicago Cubs |
| 64. | Jake Fox | 2003-04 | July 19, 2007 | Chicago Cubs |
| 65. | Carmen Pignatiello | 2002 | August 16, 2007 | Chicago Cubs |
| 66. | Eugenio Vélez | 2005 | September 5, 2007 | San Francisco Giants |
| 67. | Randy Wells | 2003-04 | April 5, 2008 | Chicago Cubs |
| 68. | Luis Montañez | 2000-01 | April 28, 2008 | Baltimore Orioles |
| 69. | Travis Snider | 2007 | August 29, 2008 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 70. | Casey McGehee | 2003 | September 2, 2008 | Chicago Cubs |
| 71. | Brad Mills | 2008 | June 18, 2009 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 72. | Marc Rzepczynski | 2008 | July 7, 2009 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 73. | Adalberto Méndez | 2003-04 | September 6, 2010 | Florida Marlins |
| 74. | Tim Collins | 2008 | March 31, 2011 | Kansas City Royals |
| 75. | Luis Pérez | 2008 | April 16, 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 76. | David Cooper | 2008 | April 29, 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 77. | Trystan Magnuson | 2008 | May 17, 2011 | Oakland Athletics |
| 78. | Graham Godfrey | 2007 | June 10, 2011 | Oakland Athletics |
| 79. | Robinson Chirinos | 2003-04 | July 18, 2011 | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 80. | Henderson Alvarez III | 2009 | August 10, 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 81. | Joel Carreño | 2009 | August 23, 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 82. | Darin Mastroianni | 2008 | August 24, 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 83. | Danny Farquhar | 2008 | September 13, 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 84. | Chad Beck | 2009 | September 13, 2011 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 85. | Tyler Pastornicky | 2009 | April 5, 2012 | Atlanta Braves |
| 86. | Evan Crawford | 2010 | April 15, 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 87. | Drew Hutchison | 2010-11 | April 21, 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 88. | Yan Gomes | 2010 | May 17, 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 89. | Aaron Loup | 2010 | July 14, 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 90. | Moisés Sierra | 2008 | July 31, 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 91. | Chad Jenkins | 2010 | August 7, 2012 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 92. | Sean Nolin | 2011 | May 24, 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 93. | Jonathan Diaz | 2007 | June 29, 2013 | Boston Red Sox |
| 94. | Jake Marisnick | 2010-11 | July 23, 2013 | Miami Marlins |
| 95. | Kevin Pillar | 2012 | August 14, 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 96. | Ryan Goins | 2009-10 | August 23, 2013 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 97. | Daniel Webb | 2010-11 | September 4, 2013 | Chicago White Sox |
| 98. | Anthony DeSclafani | 2012 | May 14, 2014 | Miami Marlins |
| 99. | Brad Glenn | 2010 | June 27, 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 100. | Aaron Sanchez | 2012 | July 23, 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 101. | Dalton Pompey | 2012-13 | September 2, 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 102. | Daniel Norris | 2013 | September 5, 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 103. | Kendall Graveman | 2013-14 | September 5, 2014 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 104. | Miguel Castro | 2014 | April 6, 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 105. | Roberto Osuna | 2013 | April 8, 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 106. | Carlos Pérez | 2011-12 | May 5, 2015 | L.A. Angels of Anaheim |
| 107. | Ryan Tepera | 2010 | May 10, 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 108. | Noah Syndergaard | 2011-12 | May 12, 2015 | New York Mets |
| 109. | Justin Nicolino | 2011-12 | June 20, 2015 | Miami Marlins |
| 110. | Matt Boyd | 2013 | June 27, 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 111. | David Rollins | 2012 | July 4, 2015 | Seattle Mariners |
| 112. | Chad Girodo | 2013 | April 22, 12016 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 113. | Andy Burns | 2012 | May 9, 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 114. | Dustin Antolin | 2009-11 | May 16, 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 115. | Ryan Schimpf | 2010 | June 14, 2016 | San Diego Padres |
| 116. | Danny Barnes | 2010-11 | April 8, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 117. | Matt Dermody | 2014 | September 3, 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 118. | Chase De Jong | 2014-15 | April 5, 2017 | Seattle Mariners |
| 119. | Casey Lawrence | 2010-11 | April 8, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 120. | Dwight Smith, Jr. | 2013 | May 18, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 121. | Anthony Alford | 2014-15 | May 19, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 122. | Ian Parmley | 2014 | June 23, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 123. | Taylor Cole | 2013 | August 9, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 124. | Tim Mayza | 2015 | August 15, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 125. | Richard Ureña | 2015 | September 1, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 126. | Carlos Ramírez | 2013-14 (OF), 2015 (P) | September 1, 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 127. | Jairo Labourt | 2014 | September 1, 2017 | Detroit Tigers |
| 128. | A.J. Jiménez | 2009-10 | September 6, 2017 | Texas Rangers |
| 129. | Tim Locastro | 2015 | September 29, 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 130. | Marcus Walden | 2011-12 | April 1, 2018 | Boston Red Sox |
| 131. | Ryan Borucki | 2016 | June 26, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 132. | Jimmy Cordero | 2014 | August 2, 2018 | Washington Nationals |
| 133. | Danny Jansen | 2015 | August 13, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 134. | Sean Reid-Foley | 2015-16 | August 13, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 135. | Justin Shafer | 2015 | August 19, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 136. | Dawel Lugo | 2014-15 | August 30, 2018 | Detroit Tigers |
| 137. | José Fernández | 2015 | September 1, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 138. | Jonathan "JD" Davis | 2015 | September 5, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 139. | Rowdy Tellez | 2014-15 | September 5, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 140. | Jon Berti | 2012 | September 26, 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 141. | Lane Thomas | 2015-16 | April 17, 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 142. | Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. | 2017 | April 26, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 143. | Cavan Biggio | 2016 | May 24, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 144. | Jesús Tinoco | 2015 | May 31, 2019 | Colorado Rockies |
| 145. | Jordan Romano | 2016 | June 12, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 146. | Bo Bichette | 2017 | July 29, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 147. | Yennsy Díaz | 2017-18 | August 4, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 148. | Ryan McBroom | 2015 | September 3, 2019 | Kansas City Royals |
| 149. | T.J. Zeuch | 2016 | September 3, 2019 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 150. | Dany Jiménez | 2018 | July 23, 2020 | San Francisco Giants |
| 151. | Edward Olivares | 2017 | July 25, 2020 | San Diego Padres |
| 152. | Ángel Perdomo | 2016 | August 18, 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers |
| 153. | Alejandro Kirk | 2019 | September 12, 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 154. | Patrick Murphy | 2016-17 | September 18, 2020 | Toronto Blue Jays |