Five Players Promoted, Six Newcomers Join
MWL Lansing Lugnuts

Five Players Promoted, Six Newcomers Join

Published on July 29, 2025 under Midwest League (MWL)
Lansing Lugnuts News Release


The Lansing Lugnuts (12-18, 48-48) announce the following roster changes, in conjunction with the Athletics:

Subtractions from the roster:

- Catcher CJ Rodriguez, infielders Joshua Kuroda-Grauer and Tommy White, and outfielder Nate Nankil are promoted to Double-A Midland

- Catcher Nick Schwartz is promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas

- Outfielder Rodney Green, Jr. is transferred to Single-A Stockton

- Pitcher Jake Pfennigs is given his release

Additions to the roster:

- Catcher Mario Gómez is received from Triple-A Las Vegas

- Infielder Gunner Gouldsmith is received from Double-A Midland

- Pitcher Ryan Magdic and outfielders Cameron Leary and Pedro Pineda are received from Single-A Stockton

- Catcher/infielder Ben Newton is received from the Arizona Complex League A's

The updated Lansing roster now has 28 active players.

This is the first trip to Double-A for the quartet of Rodriguez, Kuroda-Grauer, White and Nankil. White, the No. 6 prospect in the Athletics' organization and a participant in the 2025 All-Star Futures Game, is the Lugnuts' team leader in home runs (11); Kuroda-Grauer, the No. 8 prospect, is the club's leader in hits (98), doubles (21) and steals (26); and Nankil, the No. 26 prospect, is the leader in runs batted in (44).

The Lugnuts open a six-game series tonight against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at 7:05 p.m. For more information, call (517) 485-4500 or visit milb.com/lansing.

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