Ryan Michael LaMarre (born November 21, 1988) is an American

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who is a free agent. He previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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, and

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Amateur career

LaMarre attended

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, where he earned 12 varsity letters in baseball,

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, and

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. In baseball, LaMarre was named All-State three times, and hit .548 with 18 home runs as a senior. LaMarre set the school record for career home runs with 38. In football, LaMarre won two state titles and made it to the state final during his senior season. He also was All-Conference in football, and compiled 339 tackles throughout his high school career. In hockey, LaMarre won All-State honors twice and was team captain and

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his final two seasons. He is the all-time assists leader for Lumen Christi, with 96, and is second in scoring, with 176. After high school, LaMarre attended the

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. During his freshman year at Michigan, LaMarre batted .305 in 40 games. As a sophomore, he batted .344 with 12 home runs, playing and starting all 53 games. During his junior and final season, LaMarre batted .419 but only played in 36 games. In 2009, he played

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with the

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of the

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Professional career

Cincinnati Reds

The

selected LaMarre in the second round of the

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. He was added to the Reds 40-man roster on November 20, 2013. The Reds designated LaMarre for assignment on August 12, 2014. The Reds released LaMarre, and then re-signed him to a minor league contract on August 19. The Reds promoted LaMarre to the major leagues on August 20, 2015. He made his major league debut on August 22, and recorded his first major league hit the next day. LaMarre became a

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after the 2015 season. Overall for the Reds, LaMarre appeared in 21 MLB games, batting 2-for-25 (.080).

Boston Red Sox

LaMarre signed a minor league contract with the

on December 14, 2015. On June 18, 2016, he was promoted from the Triple-A

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to the major leagues. On July 2, LaMarre pitched in the top of the ninth inning in a 21–2 loss by the Red Sox to the

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. LaMarre gave up two hits but no runs, the only relief pitcher not to give up any runs in the game. He was designated for assignment on July 7, after the Red Sox traded for Aaron Hill. Overall for the Red Sox, LaMarre appeared in 6 MLB games, batting 0-for-5. He elected free agency following the season on November 7, 2016.

Oakland Athletics

On November 28, 2016, LaMarre signed a one-year contract with the

, but did not make a major league appearance for them. The Angels traded him to the

for a player to be named later on April 23, 2017. He was assigned to the Triple-A

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where he played one game before being recalled to Oakland after

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was placed on the disabled list. LaMarre was designated for assignment on June 17, 2017, to create room for Michael Brady who had his contract purchased. Overall for the Athletics, LaMarre appeared in 3 MLB games, batting 0-for-7.

Minnesota Twins

LaMarre signed a minor league contract with the

on November 29, 2017. He made the Twins' 2018

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. On April 7, he got his first major league RBI. LaMarre made his second career pitching appearance on April 23, pitching of an inning and giving up one earned run against the

. He came to bat in the top of the following inning as the pitcher and struck out. LaMarre was designated for assignment on July 2, 2018.

Chicago White Sox

On July 9, 2018, LaMarre was claimed off waivers by the

. He hit his first career home run on August 14, against the

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in Detroit. On August 29, he knocked in all four runs with two doubles against

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, and a home run, as the White Sox beat the Yankees 4–1. In 33 games for Chicago, LaMarre batted .303/.324/.485 with two home runs and 10 RBI. On October 26, he was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A

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. He elected free agency following the season on November 2.

Atlanta Braves

On November 19, 2018, LaMarre signed a minor league deal with the

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with an invitation to spring training. LaMarre spent most of 2019 with the Braves' Triple–A affiliate, the

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, where he played in 112 games while batting .311 with 9 HR and 53 RBI.

Minnesota Twins (second stint)

On September 8, 2019, LaMarre was traded to the Twins for cash considerations. LaMarre spent the last month of the season with the Twins and played in 14 MLB games batting .217 with 2 HR and 3 RBI. LaMarre was outrighted off the Twins roster on October 28, and elected free agency the next day.

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 13, 2020, LaMarre signed a minor league deal with the

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that included an invitation to

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. LaMarre exercised his opt out clause on July 18, 2020, and became a free agent.

Chicago Cubs

On July 24, 2020, LaMarre signed a minor league contract with the

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. He was released by the organization on September 10, 2020.

New York Yankees

On December 12, 2020, LaMarre signed a minor league contract with the

organization. On May 16, 2021, LaMarre was selected to the active roster, making his Yankees debut on the same day in a game against the

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in center field, going 0-for-3. LaMarre went 0-for-7 in 3 games for the Yankees before being placed on the injured list with a right hamstring strain. On June 16, he activated off of the injured list and outrighted off of the 40-man roster. On July 18, he was re-selected to the Yankees’ active roster after

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was placed on the IL with an ACL injury. The same day, LaMarre hit another home run, a two-run shot off of

pitcher Yacksel Ríos. On July 21, LaMarre earned his first walk-off win as he delivered a pinch hit single to right field to win the game in the 10th inning against the

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. On July 30, LaMarre was designated for assignment by the Yankees. On August 2, he was outrighted to the Triple-A

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (often abbreviated to SWB RailRiders) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They are located in Moosic, Pen ...

. On October 7, LaMarre elected free agency. On March 16, 2022, LaMarre re-signed with the Yankees organization on a minor league contract. He elected free agency on November 10, 2022.

Minnesota Twins (third stint)

On January 11, 2023, LaMarre signed a minor league contract with the

organization. In 28 games for the Triple–A

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, he batted .204/.315/.366 with 3 home runs and 12 RBI. On July 29, LaMarre was released by Minnesota.https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-07-29/p-2

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