When the Lugnuts joined the Midwest League in 1996, they began life as the Single-A
home of the Kansas City Royals. From 1996-1998, the Lugnuts would churn out
an unprecidented 22 Major League players! Jeremy Giambi, Mark Quinn and Lansing's most famous player to date, Carlos Beltran, were part of the Royals' MLB machine. |