Los Angeles Dodgers Lemmerman was drafted by the
Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the
2010 MLB draft out of
Duke University. While at Duke, he had played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Wareham Gatemen of the
Cape Cod Baseball League in 2008 and 2009. In the Dodgers organization, he led the
Pioneer Baseball League in runs (69) and doubles (24) while batting .363 (second in the league)/.434 (third in the league)/.610 (third in the league) with 12 home runs and 47 RBI in his debut season for the
Ogden Raptors in 2010. Lemmerman was voted Player of the Week in the Pioneer League on July 26, 2010, and was named the league's Most Valuable Player and a Post-Season All Star. He was also named an MILB.com Dodgers organization All-Star, and a Topps Short-Season/Rookie All-Star. Lemmerman played 116 games with the Lookouts in 2012, but hit only .233 with seven home runs, 48 RBI, and eight stolen bases.
St. Louis Cardinals On December 12, 2012, Lemmerman was traded to the
St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for
Skip Schumaker. Derrick Goold of the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch assessed him as a "heady" shortstop prospect. Lemmerman spent the 2013 campaign with the Double-A
Springfield Cardinals, playing in 98 games and hitting .231/.353/.367 with eight home runs, 36 RBI, and 11 stolen bases.
San Diego Padres On December 12, 2013, Lemmerman was selected by the
San Diego Padres in the minor league portion of the
Rule 5 Draft. He split the 2014 season between the Double-A
San Antonio Missions and Triple-A
El Paso Chihuahuas, hitting a combined .179/.280/.307 with five home runs, 24 RBI, and two stolen bases across 74 appearances. Lemmerman played in one major league spring training game for the Padres in 2015. On April 9, 2015, Lemmerman was released by the Padres organization. ==Team Israel==