Rehabbing Max Muncy, meet Aviators' Max Muncy
Professional baseball has finally achieved Maximum Muncy. At long last, the sport's two infielders named Max Muncy -- improbably born exactly 12 years apart and completely unrelated -- finally met and played in the same game, an eventual 10-8 victory by rehabbing Muncy's Triple-A Oklahoma City over prospect Muncy's Las
Muncy hits homer trifecta on Aviators' wild night
They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but Max Muncy seemed to be trying to send baseballs out of town on Sunday. The A's No. 8 prospect launched three consecutive home runs in his final three at-bats, capping off his performance with a grand slam in the Triple-A
Try and catch up: Langeliers, Soderstrom star for A's
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 2022 Organization All-Stars series are the Oakland Athletics.
Four Nuts combine to no-hit Cubs, third no-hitter in team history
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Jorge Juan combined with relievers Jack Owen, Shohei Tomioka and Osvaldo Berrios to complete the third no-hitter in Lansing Lugnuts franchise history, and the Lugnuts (27-33, 52-74) closed out their 2022 road schedule with a 2-1 win over the South Bend Cubs (37-23, 71-55) on Sunday
Estes excels in Nuts’ dominant 6-1 win
APPLETON, Wisc. – Joey Estes turned in his best start of the year, and the Lansing Lugnuts (23-28, 48-69) rolled to a 6-1 victory over the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (24-27, 60-56) on Thursday night at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium. The 20-year-old Estes, acquired from the Atlanta Braves
Keith, Loons launch past Lugnuts, 12-3
LANSING, Mich. – Damon Keith hit two of the Great Lakes Loons’ (27-18, 67-44) four home runs in a 12-3 rout of the Lansing Lugnuts (20-25, 45-66) in front of a Thursday night crowd of 6,270 at Jackson® Field™. The game featured six home runs in all, with the Lugnuts
Muncy rallies Lugs to 5-4 victory
DAYTON, OH – Max Muncy delivered an RBI double and a two-run single, and the Lansing Lugnuts (16-23, 41-64) held off the Dayton Dragons (12-25, 51-52), 5-4, on Thursday night at Day Air Ballpark. The Lugnuts have won the last two games of the series, dropping the Dragons below the
Crouch, Caps surpass Lugnuts late, 8-6
LANSING, Mich. – Josh Crouch lined a three-run go-ahead double in a four-run seventh inning, helping the West Michigan Whitecaps (25-10, 56-45) rally past the Lansing Lugnuts (13-22, 38-63), 8-6, in front of 7,353 on Saturday night at Jackson® Field™. The Lugnuts had led the game since a four-run second
Whitecaps outdrive Lugs, 11-9
LANSING, Mich. – Max Muncy belted his second leadoff homer and Denzel Clarke crushed an outside-the-park home run, but the West Michigan Whitecaps (24-10, 55-45) used a seven-run sixth inning to outslug the Lansing Lugnuts (13-21, 38-62) in front of 7,776 on Friday night at Jackson® Field™. The game appeared
Muncy hits first MWL HR in 8-6 loss
MIDLAND, Mich. – Max Muncy led off the game with a first-pitch home run, only to see Eddys Leonard answer with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning as the Great Lakes Loons (15-11, 55-37) topped the Lansing Lugnuts (11-15, 36-56), 8-6, on Wednesday night at
Captains sink Lugs with ninth-inning rally
LANSING, Mich. – Milan Tolentino hit a tie-breaking two-run triple in a four-run ninth-inning rally, and the Lake County Captains (13-9, 48-40) stunned the Lansing Lugnuts (10-14, 35-55), 6-3, on Sunday afternoon at Jackson® Field™. The Captains won two of three games in the series, finishing the season series with
Captains collect 23 hits in 18-6 romp over Lugs
LANSING, Mich. – The Lake County Captains (12-8, 47-39) built a quick 7-0 lead, gave up six runs in a flash, and then scored 11 unanswered to rout the Lansing Lugnuts (9-13, 34-54), 18-6, in front of a crowd of 7,923 on Friday night at Jackson® Field™. The lopsided result
2021 A's first-rounder Muncy joins Lugnuts
LANSING, Mich. – The Lansing Lugnuts announced the following roster changes, in conjunction with the Oakland Athletics: - Infielder Max Muncy received from Single-A Stockton - Infielders Marcos Brito and Alexander Campos transferred to Single-A Stockton Muncy, 19, was drafted by the A’s with the 25th overall pick in 2021