Education
Lamarre attended Lumen Christi Catholic High School in Jackson, Michigan, where he earned 12 varsity letters in baseball, football, and hockey.
Lamarre attended Lumen Christi Catholic High School in Jackson, Michigan, where he earned 12 varsity letters in baseball, football, and hockey.
He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015. 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.
He also was All-Conference in football, and compiled 339 tackles throughout his high school career.
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 University of Michigan.
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.
LaMarre was selected by the Reds in the second round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. 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.