The Rocket City Trash Pandas (Double-A South) will go cashless at Toyota Field in 2021, becoming one of the first MiLB venues to eliminate the physical transfer of cash and coins. (more…)
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Personnel news: Lansing, High Point
Some personnel news to pass along: the Lansing Lugnuts (High-A Central) announced a slew of front-office hires, while Christian Heimall is new GM of the High Point Rockers (Atlantic League). (more…)
Oakland adds Lansing to 2021 affiliate lineup
The Lansing Lugnuts will become an Oakland Athletics affiliate and join Las Vegas Aviators, Midland RockHounds and Stockton Ports in the A’s lineup if invites today are confirmed. (more…)
Blue Jays choose Vancouver over Lansing
The Toronto Blue Jays announced their invitees for future affiliates and chose to keep the Vancouver Canadians over the Lansing Lugnuts in a situation where new classifications forced the decision. (more…)
New for 2021: Jackson Field
The home of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low A; Midwest League) has a new name: Jackson Field, as the team has entered into a seven-year ballpark naming-rights agreement with Jackson National Life Insurance Company. (more…)
Despite cancelations, grassroots baseball lives on
With the Minor League Baseball season canceled and many summer-collegiate leagues operating on a limited basis due to local restrictions, baseball has been a largely improvised endeavor across the country. Here are some developments worth noting. (more…)
Not Opening Day–it’s Fauxpening Day!
Today’s canceled MiLB Opening Day is causing us all sorts of withdrawal symptoms–but you’ll have a fresh, new game call thanks to a Fauxpening Day broadcast from the Lansing Lugnuts and West Michigan Whitecaps (Low A; Midwest League). (more…)
MiLB Teams Lose Non-Gameday Events Amid Pandemic
The loss of regular-season games is not the only challenge facing Minor League Baseball teams, as non-gameday events are also scrapped in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (more…)
Personnel News: Pawtucket, Lansing
We have personnel news to report from the Pawtucket Red Sox (Class AAA; International League) and the Lansing Lugnuts (Low A; Midwest League). (more…)
Lansing Lugnuts 25th Anniversary Logo Unveiled
The Lansing Lugnuts (Low A; Midwest League) are celebrating a milestone season in 2020, as the club unveils its 25th Anniversary logo. The logo will be worn on the team’s uniform during the 2020 season. (more…)
Cooley Law School Stadium Extended Netting Explored
Protective netting could be extended at Cooley Law School Stadium, as discussions are taking place about running the netting to the end of the foul lines at the Lansing Lugnuts (Low A; Midwest League) home. (more…)
Lansing Lugnuts President Nick Grueser to Depart Team
The Lansing Lugnuts (Low A; Midwest League) have announced that team president Nick Grueser, their longest tenured full-time employee, will officially leave the organization in February. (more…)
2019 MiLB Broadcaster of the Year: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler
Broadcasters are high-profile representatives of their teams, known for their skills behind the microphone, their ability to connect to their local communities, and for making an impact in the industry. Our 2019 Broadcaster of the Year is Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, the voice of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low A; Midwest League). (more…)