The Oakland A’s claimed outfielder Andrew Lambo off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates, the club announced on Friday.
Lambo was on the Pirates Opening Day roster and went 1-for-25 (.040) in 20 games before going on the disabled list May 6 with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. He was transferred to the 60-day disabled list June 26 and missed the remainder of the season.
Lambo started two games in right field and one in left field and also went 0-for-12 with two walks as a pinch hitter.
He was originally drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2007 draft and was traded to Pittsburgh at the trading deadline in 2010.