LaHair enters his second season with the Somerset Patriots and second in the Atlantic League. In his first year as a Patriot, the 6’5” infielder hit .279 and finished second in the league in RBI (86). He also led the team in doubles (24) and games played (123), finished second in at-bats (476) and third in home runs (10) and hits (133). Additionally, LaHair was selected to the 2016 Atlantic League All-Star Game, where he went 2-for-4 with a double.

The Worcester, Massachusetts native has three years of Major League service, including two with the Chicago Cubs in 2011 and 2012. LaHair earned a spot as a reserve infielder in the 2012 MLB All-Star game after a strong start to begin the season with the Cubs. That year, he hit .390 with five home runs and 14 RBI in April, and carried those strong stats through May, still holding a .308 average with 10 home runs and 22 RBI come the beginning of June. 

The 2002 draft pick by the Seattle Mariners broke into the majors in 2008 with Seattle. There, he hit three home runs with 10 RBI over 45 games. LaHair returned to the big league three seasons later with the Cubs in 2011, where he hit .288 with two homers and six RBI in 20 games.

LaHair hit .260 with 21 home runs and 56 RBI over 195 games at the Major League level.

The St. Petersburg College alum has hit over 20 home runs in four different minor league seasons, highlighted by a league-leading 2011 campaign with the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. That year, LaHair led the Pacific Coast League in home runs (38) and RBI (109) with a .331 average. 2015 Somerset Patriot Mat Gamel finished second in homers in the PCL that year with 28.

Overall, LaHair has batted .287 with 174 home runs and 801 RBI in 1,204 games in the minors.