Loftin leads Kansas City's next wave, All-Stars
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each organization and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in each farm system. Next up in our 2023 Organization All-Stars series are the Kansas City Royals. 2023 organization summary: Triple-A Omaha: 68-77
Former Fisher Cats Spencer Horwitz and Samad Taylor called up to Majors
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Two former members of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Spencer Horwitz and Samad Taylor, were recalled Friday by the Toronto Blue Jays and Kansas City Royals, respectively. Both will have an opportunity to make their Major League debuts. Horwitz, 25, played in 74 games for the Fisher
Fall Ballers: Nine Nuts ticketed for Arizona Fall League
The 29th Arizona Fall League (AFL) season opens October 3, reuniting the Glendale Desert Dogs, Mesa Solar Sox, Peoria Javelinas, Salt River Rafters, Scottsdale Scorpions and Surprise Saguaros for a 31-game regular season schedule, with the Fall Stars Game scheduled for November 6th and a brief post-season championship series pitting
Bisons use Samad Taylor grand slam to upend Rochester 10-1
ROCHESTER, NY — After getting rained out the previous night, the Buffalo Bisons returned to Frontier Field to defeat the Rochester Red Wings 10-1 on a Thursday night where the Herd put up a season-high 10 runs and 16 hits. Washington Nationals top prospect Cade Cavalli got the start for
In the On-Deck Circle: 16 candidates to become the next Major League Lugnuts
Seven former Lansing Lugnuts made their MLB debut in 2021 — Josh Palacios, Ty Tice, Tayler Saucedo, Conner Greene, Kirby Snead, Otto Lopez and Kevin Smith — bringing the total to 161 all-time Major League Lugnuts alumni since the Nuts first arrived in Lansing 26 years ago. Which brings us
Toronto talents took off during flights north
Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.
Winter ball roundup: Australian League
Without a Minor League season in 2020, top prospects headed to various locations across the globe for offseason work. In January and Feburary, MiLB.com has looked at the highlights from winter ball seasons worldwide. Past recaps include the Dominican Winter League, Mexican Pacific League, Puerto Rican League and Venezuelan League.
Hot Rods take Game 2, 4-3, ending Lugnuts' season
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - With All-Stars Vidal Brujan and Moises Gomez leading the way, the Bowling Green Hot Rods held off the Lansing Lugnuts, 4-3, finishing a two-game sweep in the best-of-three Eastern Division Semifinals on Thursday night at Bowling Green Ballpark.It was the first series victory in the Hot Rods'
Regular season ends with 3-2 loss
EASTLAKE, OH - Brandon Grudzielanek and Samad Taylor homered, but the Lansing Lugnuts (37-33, 80-60) were unable to prevent a three-game series sweep, losing, 3-2, to the Lake County Captains (31-38, 60-79) on Labor Day at Classic Park.Eric Rodriguez's RBI groundout in the seventh inning off reliever Turner Larkins (Loss, 4-6)
Hot Rods turn tables with seven-run 4th
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Trey Hair and Ronaldo Hernandez hit back-to-back home runs in a seven-run fourth inning, and the Bowling Green Hot Rods (35-24, 82-46) clinched a season-series victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (32-27, 75-54) with an 8-5 win on Wednesday night at Bowling Green Ballpark.The Lugnuts had seemingly taken
Down early, Nuts rock Fort Wayne's world
LANSING, Mich. - Trailing 4-1 early against MLB Pipeline's top rated left-handed pitching prospect, MacKenzie Gore, the Lansing Lugnuts (32-25, 75-52) used homers and sacrifice flies to score four unanswered runs for a 5-4 win over the Fort Wayne TinCaps (27-28, 59-65) on Monday afternoon at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts
Whitecaps blank Lugnuts, 5-0
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. - Wilkel Hernandez and Ethan DeCaster combined on a four-hit shutout, and the West Michigan Whitecaps (26-27, 62-61) defeated the Lansing Lugnuts (30-24, 73-51), 5-0, on Friday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.The Whitecaps took two of three games in the series and won the season series, 7-6.
Obeso OF assist clinches 3-2 Nuts win
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. - Samad Taylor scored the tie-breaking run via a sequence of errors and Norberto Obeso threw out Brady Policelli at second base to bring a dramatic finish to the Lansing Lugnuts' (30-23, 73-50) 3-2 victory over the West Michigan Whitecaps (25-27, 61-61) on Friday night at Fifth Third
Taylor helps Lugnuts split with Hot Rods
LANSING, Mich. - Samad Taylor doubled and homered, and the Lansing Lugnuts (29-22, 72-49) used a five-run fifth inning to clinch a series split with the Bowling Green Hot Rods (30-21, 77-43) with a 7-4 victory on Tuesday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts and Hot Rods, possessing the top
Lugs' rout finishes home sweep of Dayton
LANSING, Mich. - Chavez Young homered and drove in four runs, and the Lansing Lugnuts (27-20, 70-47) completed a remarkable home sweep of the Dayton Dragons (20-27, 51-64) with an 11-4 romp in front of 8,770 on Friday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts went 11-0 at home against the
Nuts hang on to win fifth straight
LANSING, Mich. - Jordan Barrett tossed six scoreless innings, Samad Taylor drove in three runs, and the Lansing Lugnuts (26-20, 69-47) hung on through a tense eighth and ninth innings to defeat the Dayton Dragons (20-26, 51-63), 4-3, on a Labatt Thirsty Thursday at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Nuts brought a
Lugnuts drop Dragons by familiar score
LANSING, Mich. - The Lansing Lugnuts (25-20, 68-47) have found a winning formula - and it's oddly specific. For the third straight game, the Lugnuts won by a 5-4 score, triumphing over the Dayton Dragons (20-25, 51-62) in a Winning Wednesday opener of a three-game series at Cooley Law School Stadium.The
Resilient Lugnuts hold the Fort, 5-4
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Andres Sotillo and Chad Spanberger slugged solo home runs, helping the Lansing Lugnuts (23-20, 65-47) edge the Fort Wayne TinCaps (19-23, 51-60), 5-4, on Sunday afternoon at Parkview Field.The Lugnuts have won the first two games of the three-game series, clinching a series victory for the fourth
Lugnuts roll onward, 8-6 over Cubs
LANSING, Mich. - Ryan Noda homered for the second straight day, a three-run blast, and the Lansing Lugnuts (21-19, 64-46) stayed hot with an 8-6 victory over the South Bend Cubs (17-23, 51-58) on Thursday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.The win is the Lugnuts' seventh in their last eight games,
Nuts deep-six Dragons, 8-3
DAYTON, OH - On the sixth day of their road trip, the Lansing Lugnuts (18-19, 61-46) plated six runs in the sixth inning to support six scoreless innings from Maximo Castillo , dispatching the Dayton Dragons (18-19, 49-56), 8-3, on Monday night at Fifth Third Field.The Lugnuts have won four of
Grudzielanek's Little League HR is the difference in 5-4 Lugnuts win
DAYTON, OH - Brandon Grudzielanek dropped down a bunt toward third in a tie game in the eighth and ended up circling the bases, supplying the winning run in the Lansing Lugnuts' (17-18, 60-45) 5-4 victory over the Dayton Dragons (17-18, 48-55) in the Saturday night opener of a four-game series
Lugnuts end slide, win 1600th game
LANSING, Mich. - In a Monday matinee at Cooley Law School Stadium, Jordan Barrett tossed a professional high seven scoreless innings and the Lansing Lugnuts (14-17, 57-44) shut out the Cedar Rapids Kernels (22-9, 54-46), 2-0, to end a nine-game losing streak and reach a franchise milestone: their 1,600th all-time win.The
Silva doubles Lugnuts' troubles, 6-2
CLINTON, IA - Rainis Silva broke a tie with a two-run seventh-inning double and the Clinton LumberKings (12-11, 51-42) handed the Lansing Lugnuts (13-11, 56-38) a 6-2 loss on Sunday afternoon at Ashford University Field.The Lugnuts have lost two straight games to Clinton and three in a row on their six-game
Cubs spoil Spraker's return, 5-3
LANSING, Mich. - Miguel Amaya broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single and the South Bend Cubs (11-8, 45-43) spoiled Graham Spraker 's Midwest League return with a 5-3 victory over the Lansing Lugnuts (11-8, 54-35) on Monday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.Samad Taylor went 2-for-4 with a
Lugnuts whitewash Whitecaps, 4-0
COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. - Donnie Sellers combined with two relievers on a four-hit shutout and the red hot Lansing Lugnuts (10-2, 53-29) sent the reeling West Michigan Whitecaps (5-7, 41-41) to their fifth straight loss, 4-0, on Monday night at Fifth Third Ballpark.The Lugnuts have won 13 of their last