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Mike Lamb New York Yankees — No. -- Third baseman/First baseman Born: August 9, 1975
West Covina, CaliforniaBats: Left Throws: Right MLB debut April 23, 2000 for the Texas Rangers Career statistics
(through July 31, 2011)Batting average .276 Home runs 69 Runs batted in 349 Teams - Texas Rangers (2000-2003)
- Houston Astros (2004-2007)
- Minnesota Twins (2008)
- Milwaukee Brewers (2008)
- Florida Marlins (2010)
- New York Yankees (2011-present)
Michael Robert Lamb (born August 9, 1975 in West Covina, California) is an American professional baseball Utility Player for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He can play the infield but shortstop, corner outfield and catcher. Lamb stands 6'1" and weighs 205 pounds.
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Career
Lamb attended Bishop Amat High School in La Puente, California and California State University, Fullerton. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 7th round of the 1997 Major League Baseball Draft.
Lamb made his Major League Baseball debut on April 23, 2000, for the Rangers. He played for the Rangers until February 5, 2004, when he was traded to the New York Yankees for minor leaguer Jose Garcia. Before playing a game for the Yankees, the Houston Astros acquired Lamb from the Yankees for minor leaguer Juan DeLeon on March 25, 2004.
In 2005, he saw more playing time due to regular first baseman Jeff Bagwell's injury. In 2005, he batted .233 with 10 home runs and 50 RBI, with 1 stolen base. He participated in the 2005 World Series where he hit the first World Series home run in Astros history, becoming only the second player whose last name is a type of animal to homer in the World Series (the first was Tim Salmon in 2002).
On December 14, 2007, Lamb signed a two-year deal with the Minnesota Twins. On August 25, 2008, he was designated for assignment to make room on the roster for Eddie Guardado.[1] He was released on September 4, and then signed with the Milwaukee Brewers the following day.[2]
Lamb became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season.[3] On December 9, however, he re-signed a new contract with the Brewers.[4] On April 1, 2009, after turning down a Triple-A assignment, Lamb was released by the Brewers.
On April 25, 2009, the New York Mets signed Lamb to a minor league contract. He spent the entire 2009 season in the minor leagues. On February 11, 2010, Lamb signed a minor league contract with the Florida Marlins, and was added to the Major League roster on April 3.
On May 6, 2010, Lamb was designated for assignment, but was recalled to replace 4th outfielder Cameron Maybin on June 18.
Lamb signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on June 22, 2011, after beginning the season with the Camden Riversharks of Atlantic League. He was assigned to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.[5]
Personal
Lamb named his unorthodox swing The Thing.[citation needed]. Lamb has a wife, Teresa, and two children.
References
- ^ Twins designate infielder Mike Lamb
- ^ "Brewers sign Lamb for September race". September 5, 2008, Brewers.com. Retrieved on September 5, 2008.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Brewers finalize deal with Lamb
- ^ Collins, Donnie (June 22, 2011). "Two veteran sluggers signed by Yanks". The Times-Tribune. http://blogs.thetimes-tribune.com/yankees/?p=10613. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Preceded by
Corey KoskieTopps Rookie All-Star Third Baseman
2000Succeeded by
Albert PujolsScranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees current roster Active roster 2 Greg Golson* | 3 Raymond Kruml | 5 Kevin Russo | 8 Jordan Parraz | 10 Brandon Laird* | 12 Doug Bernier | 15 Luis Nuñez | 17 Chris Dickerson* | 19 Logan Kensing | 20 George Kontos | 21 Jesús Montero* | 22 Aaron Laffey* | 23 Kevin Whelan* | 24 D. J. Mitchell | 28 Adam Warren | 31 Josh Schmidt | 35 David Phelps | 37 Mike Lamb | 38 Jorge Vázquez | 40 Andrew Brackman* | 43 Scott Proctor* | 48 Gustavo Molina | 58 Manny Banuelos
Disabled list 3 Dan Brewer | 36 Mark Prior | 39 Eric Wordekemper | 44 P. J. Pilittere | -- Justin Maxwell* | -- Tim Norton
Coaching staff Manager 11 Dave Miley | Pitching coach 57 Scott Aldred | Coach 4 Frank Menechino | Hitting coach 27 Butch Wynegar
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