Slugger Spanberger promoted to Dunedin

By Jesse Goldberg-Strassler

August 6, 2018

LANSING, Mich. - In conjunction with the Toronto Blue Jays, Lansing Lugnuts first baseman Chad Spanberger has been promoted to the A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays.Originally drafted by Colorado in the sixth round in 2017, the 22-year-old Spanberger was traded to Toronto with Forrest Wall in exchange for Blue Jays reliever

LANSING, Mich. - In conjunction with the Toronto Blue Jays, Lansing Lugnuts first baseman Chad Spanberger has been promoted to the A-Advanced Dunedin Blue Jays.

Originally drafted by Colorado in the sixth round in 2017, the 22-year-old Spanberger was traded to Toronto with Forrest Wall in exchange for Blue Jays reliever Seunghwan Oh. In nine games with the Lugnuts, the former Arkansas Razorback hit .278 with two home runs and six runs batted in.

The official Lugnuts roster comprises 24 active players and eight players on the Disabled List.

The Lugnuts (23-20, 66-47) have won nine of their last 11 games entering tonight's 7:05 p.m. series finale at Fort Wayne (19-23, 51-60), looking to complete a three-game of the TinCaps. The Nuts return to Michigan's state capital on Wednesday, opening a seven-game homestand at Cooley Law School Stadium. For more information visit lansinglugnuts.com or call (517) 485-4500.