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In Praise of the Pen: The Lugnuts' Greatest Relievers

March 27, 2020

We named our all-time Lansing Lugnuts starting lineup, but left out the bullpen... until today. Here are our picks for the greatest relievers in Lugnuts franchise history, 1996-present: - José Santiago, 1996-1997: We start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. Santiago was the first Lugnut to

Murray, Conine carry changing Jays system

After star prospects graduate, others emerge to lead solid group
December 18, 2019

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.The Blue Jays began the season with four players on MLB.com's list of Top-100 prospects, with

Toolshed: Meet the 2019 All-MiLB team

Robert, Lux, Cron, Gore headline Minors' best performers
December 17, 2019

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. This edition of Toolshed covers the entire Minor Leagues, picking out the players who enjoyed

Jays' Rees wings way to MiLBY award

Unheralded second-year reliever excels in quest to 'get guys out'
November 7, 2019

Class A Advanced Dunedin pitching coach Jim Czajkowski believes it's difficult to know much about a player's character "until you see him fail.""What I loved about Jackson Rees' response, he wanted to get right back out there."Czajkowski was referring to a July 18 outing in which Rees yielded five unearned

Toolshed: Midseason MiLBY leaders

Robert, Gore, Rays system on track for award-winning seasons
June 21, 2019

It's never too early for awards season, right?The Minor League full-season circuits are all roughly at the midpoints, with six All-Star Games already completed (five on Tuesday alone) and four more soon to come. That's about as good a time as any to check in on the MiLBY Award races

Lugnuts star pitcher Rees promoted to Dunedin

June 6, 2019

LANSING, Mich. - In conjunction with the Toronto Blue Jays, Lansing Lugnuts standout pitcher Jackson Rees has been promoted to A-Advanced Dunedin.A nondrafted free agent signed from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, the 24-year-old Rees posted a 0.36 ERA in Lansing, allowing only one earned run in 25 1/3

Moreno homer helps Lugs split, 5-4

May 27, 2019

LANSING, Mich. - Gabriel Moreno capped a three-run eighth-inning with a two-run homer, and the Lansing Lugnuts (21-28) finished an eight-game homestand with a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the Lake County Captains (30-20) in a Memorial Day matinee at Cooley Law School Stadium.The Lugnuts split the four-game series with the

Lugnuts' comeback bid falls short, 7-6

May 22, 2019

LANSING, Mich. - For the third straight day, the Great Lakes Loons built a sizeable lead. For the third straight day, Lansing Lugnuts rallied late. And for the third straight day, the Loons prevailed.Brett de Geus retired Ryan Gold on a pop-up to shortstop with the tying and winning runs

Lugnuts Player Spotlight: Jackson Rees

May 17, 2019

LANSING, Mich. via TORONTO, Ont. - Right-handed pitcher Jackson Rees, who stands at 6'4" and has the smile of a shy giant, has been one of the Lansing Lugnuts' most surprising players so far this season.A native of Aliso Viejo, California, and a product of the little-known Saddleback College, Rees

Lugs end zeroes, not skid in 3-1 defeat

May 9, 2019

GENEVA, Ill. -Nick Podkul stole home to end a 22-inning scoring drought, but the Lansing Lugnuts (14-19) fell, 3-1, to the Kane County Cougars (19-15) in the first of a three-game series on Thursday night at Northwestern Medicine Field.The Lugnuts entered the series having been shut out in back to

Play resumes; Lugs drop two to Rattlers

May 1, 2019

LANSING, Mich. - The Lansing Lugnuts (11-14) lost a pair of games to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (12-12) on Wednesday night at Cooley Law School Stadium, falling 8-3 in the resumption of a suspended game from Tuesday before coming up short in the regularly scheduled game, 2-1.In the first game, picked up

Winckowski, Rees silence Hot Rods

April 26, 2019

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Josh Winckowski combined with Jackson Rees to shut down the Midwest League's highest scoring team, sending the Lansing Lugnuts (11-10) past the Bowling Green Hot Rods (12-10), 4-0, on Friday night at Bowling Green Ballpark.The Hot Rods entered the day having scored 110 runs in their first 21

Early offense lifts Whitecaps past Nuts, 6-4

April 10, 2019

LANSING, Mich. - A five-run second inning proved enough to power the West Michigan Whitecaps (4-3) past the Lansing Lugnuts (3-4), 6-4, on Wednesday night at Cooley Law School Stadium.Three Lugnuts pitchers struck out 15 Whitecaps - the second straight day that 15 Whitecaps had struck out against Lansing pitching. It