Mike Lamb

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**Mike Lamb**

Minnesota Twins — No. 24
Third base
Born: August 9, 1975 (1975-08-09) (age 32)
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
April 23, 2000 for the Texas Rangers
Selected MLB statistics (through June 5, 2008)
Games played	896
Hits	723
Teams
Texas Rangers (2000-2003) Houston Astros (2004-2007) Minnesota Twins (2008-present)

Michael Robert Lamb (born August 9, 1975 in West Covina, California) is a Major League Baseball player for the Minnesota Twins.

Lamb made his Major League Baseball debut on April 23 2000. Before being acquired by the Astros, Lamb also played for the Texas Rangers (2000-2003). The Astros acquired Lamb from the Yankees for a prospect. In 2005 he saw more playing time due to Jeff Bagwell's injury.

Lamb wears number 24. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 190lbs. In 2005, he batted .233 with 10 home runs and 50 Runs Batted In, 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).

When Lamb is up to bat at Minute Maid Park, the scoreboard will frequently post a doctored photograph of Lamb's face on Sylvester Stallone's body as he appeared in Rambo with a caption featuring Lamb's nickname, Lambo.

Lamb was born on the same day as Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Brian Fuentes.

Lamb named his unorthodox swing The Thing.

On December 14th, 2007 he signed a 2-year deal with the Minnesota Twins.