LANSING, MI — The Lansing Lugnuts have named their manager for the upcoming season. Craig Conklin, who spent the 2022 season as Lansing Lugnuts assistant hitting coach, will become the 18th manager in Lugnuts team history, the Oakland Athletics announced today.
Hailing from Malibu, Calif., Conklin entered professional baseball as an area supervisor at the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau. He then spent four years scouting Southern California for the Athletics before serving on the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators’ staff in 2019 and on the Single-A Stockton Ports’ staff in 2021, according to a team press release.
This will be Conklin’s first season managing in the Minor League Baseball. The Lugnuts begin their 27th Midwest League season at the Great Lakes Loons on April 7, 2023.
