Jake Lamb

Jake Lamb

Lamb with the Arizona Diamondbacks
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 22
Third baseman
Born: (1990-10-09) October 9, 1990
Seattle, Washington
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 7, 2014, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .251
Home runs 39
Runs batted in 136
Teams

Jacob Ryan Lamb (born October 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.

Career

Lamb grew up in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. He attended Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle and starred for their baseball team.[1] After graduating, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the 38th round of the 2009 MLB Draft, but he followed through with his commitment to attend the University of Washington. He played college baseball for the Washington Huskies baseball team, and was selected by the Diamondbacks in the sixth round of the 2012 MLB Draft.

The Diamondbacks assigned Lamb to the Arizona Fall League after the 2013 season.[2] They invited him to spring training in 2014.[3] On August 7, 2014, the Diamondbacks promoted Lamb from the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.[4]

References

  1. "Bishop Blanchet (Seattle) sluggers Jake Lamb and Josh Sale may not have a ton in common off the field, but when it comes to baseball they're on the same page. – ESPN". Espn.go.com. June 16, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  2. "D-backs prospect Jake Lamb enjoying Arizona Fall League opportunity | dbacks.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. June 30, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  3. "Arizona Diamondbacks' Spring Training set to start early this year | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. January 9, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  4. Nick Piecoro, azcentral sports 2:15 p.m. MST August 7, 2014. "Diamondbacks promoting prospect Jake Lamb". Azcentral.com. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
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