BIOGRAPHY
Jake Lamb was born October 9, 1990, in Seattle, Washington. He is a third baseman in the MLB.
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Lamb in the sixth round of the 2012 MLB Draft. He made his professional debut in 2012 for the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. Lamb played for the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2013 but appeared in only 64 games due to a hamstring injury. The Diamondbacks assigned Lamb to the Arizona Fall League after the 2013 season. They invited him to spring training in 2014. He began the 2014 season with the Mobile Bay Bears of the Class AA Southern League and was promoted to the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.
After the Diamondbacks traded MartÃn Prado on July 31, they promoted Lamb to the major leagues on August 7. In 37 games that season, Lamb had a .230 batting average with four home runs. Lamb began the 2015 season on the disabled list but was later taken out and played in 107 games, hitting .263 with six home runs and 34 runs batted in (RBIs). During the 2016 season, Lamb hit .291 with 20 home runs and 61 RBIs in the first half and was a finalist for the last All-Star spot in the All-Star Final Vote. After struggling in the second half, in which he hit .197 (46-for-234), Lamb finished the season with a .249 average, 29 home runs, 91 RBIs, and nine triples.
Lamb was selected to play in the 2017 MLB All-Star Game. He finished the season hitting .248 with 30 home runs, 105 RBIs, and 87 walks.
On March 14, 2022, Lamb signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was assigned to AAA Oklahoma City, where he hit .290 in 61 games with 15 home runs. On June 28, he was called up to the majors. He played in 25 games for the Dodgers, hitting .239 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI's.
On December 21, 2022, Lamb signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
