Andrew Francis Lambo (born August 11, 1988) is an American former

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Modern professional ...

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to c ...

and

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

. He played in

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(MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics.

Career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Lambo was selected by the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

in the 4th round of the

2007 MLB Draft The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players and was held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the fir ...

out of

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. He played for the

Gulf Coast Dodgers The Arizona Complex League Dodgers are a Rookie-level affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, competing in the Arizona Complex League of Minor League Baseball. The team plays its home games at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix, Arizona. The team is compo ...

in 2007, and the

Great Lakes Loons The Great Lakes Loons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Midland, Michigan, and play their home games at Dow Diamond, which opened in April 2007. Histor ...

and

Jacksonville Suns The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are located in Jacksonville, Florida, and are named for shrimp caught in the area. The team pla ...

in 2008. He was selected as

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All-Star Outfielder in 2008 while with the Loons. In 2009 & 2010, while with the Double-A

Chattanooga Lookouts The Chattanooga Lookouts are a Minor League Baseball team of the Southern League and the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds. They are located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and are named for nearby Lookout Mountain. The team plays its home g ...

, BaseballAmerica.com rated him as the organization's top rated prospect of 2009. He was selected to represent the Lookouts at the 2009 Southern League mid-season All-Star game. On May 1, 2010, Lambo was suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball for testing positive for a banned substance, quantified as a "drug of abuse." On July 31, 2010, he was traded (along with pitcher James McDonald) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for reliever

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Lambo hit .236 with 11 home runs and 58 RBI in 2011 playing for the Double-A

Altoona Curve The Altoona Curve are a Minor League Baseball team based in Altoona, Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve (but also alluding to the curveball, a type of pitch). The team plays in the Eastern League and is the Double-A affiliate of th ...

and the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. He missed most of 2012 with a wrist injury. Lambo

hit for the cycle In baseball, hitting for the cycle is the accomplishment of one batter who hits a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. Collecting the hits in that order is known as a "natural cycle". Cycles are rare in Major League B ...

on April 8, 2013, the first cycle in Altoona Curve history. After he hit .284 with 24 doubles, 5 triples, 31 home runs and 97 RBI in 117 games split between Altoona and Indianapolis, the Pirates announced on August 12, 2013 that Lambo would be called up to Major League Baseball for the first time on August 13. He was optioned back to Indianapolis on August 18, and recalled on August 24. On September 28, 2013, Lambo hit his first and only career home run, a pinch-hit home run in the 6th inning against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Logan Ondrusek, the 6th home run hit by the Pirates that day. After the season, Lambo earned the organization's Minor League Player of the Year award after his 32 home runs ranked fourth among all minor league players. Lambo played winter baseball in Venezuela and played first base to prepare for the upcoming season.

Oakland Athletics

Lambo was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics on November 6, 2015. He made the Athletics' Opening Day roster. In June 2016, Lambo was diagnosed with

testicular cancer Testicular cancer is cancer that develops in the testicles, a part of the male reproductive system. Symptoms may include a lump in the testicle, or swelling or pain in the scrotum. Treatment may result in infertility. Risk factors include an ...

. He underwent surgical treatment, after which he made a full recovery. On October 6, 2016, Lambo was outrighted off of the 40-man roster and elected free agency on October 9. Lambo was resigned to a minor league contract for 2017. He played just 12 games with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds before landing on the disabled list with an injured wrist. Though cleared to play, he was released by the Athletics on May 14, 2017.

Bridgeport Bluefish

On June 6, 2017, Lambo signed with the

Bridgeport Bluefish The Bridgeport Bluefish were an American minor league baseball team based in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The team was a member of the Liberty Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, which was not affiliated with Major League Baseba ...

of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

Lancaster Barnstormers

On November 1, 2017, Lambo was drafted by the

Lancaster Barnstormers The Lancaster Barnstormers (colloquially known as the Stormers) are an United States, American professional baseball team based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. They are a member of the North Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a ...

in the

dispersal draft.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lambo, Andrew 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Beverly Hills, California Baseball players from California Major League Baseball outfielders Pittsburgh Pirates players Oakland Athletics players Gulf Coast Dodgers players Great Lakes Loons players Jacksonville Suns players Chattanooga Lookouts players Altoona Curve players Indianapolis Indians players Gulf Coast Pirates players Jamestown Jammers players Surprise Rafters players Peoria Javelinas players Mesa Solar Sox players Cardenales de Lara players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela Nashville Sounds players Bridgeport Bluefish players People from Newbury Park, California Sportspeople from Ventura County, California