LOS ANGELES -- When left-handed pitcher John Lamb was called up from Triple-A Louisville on Thursday ahead of his big league debut on Friday at Dodger Stadium, he arrived not long before game time and sat on the dugout bench to watch with his new teammates.
During the game, Lamb high-fived players he didn't know. The 25-year-old spent his whole professional career with Kansas City, until he and two other lefty prospects were traded to Cincinnati on July 26 for ace Johnny Cueto. About three weeks later, Lamb, who grew up in Laguna Hills, Calif.