Junior Osvaldo Lake (born March 27, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League, who also plays winter ball for the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Professional Baseball League.
He signed as an international free agent with the Chicago Cubs in 2007 and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with them in 2013.
With the return of David DeJesus on July 24 and the departure of Alfonso Soriano, Lake assumed the starting role of left field.
On August 1, 2013, Lake had the first multi-homer game of his career when he hit two solo home runs in a 6-4 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field.
On September 6, 2013, he hit the first grand slam of his career in the first inning off Kyle Lohse of the Milwaukee Brewers.
[citation needed] On July 31, 2015, Lake was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Tommy Hunter.
He played in 46 games for Tijuana in his first campaign, hitting .274/.383/.451 with 7 home runs, 37 RBI, and 6 stolen bases.
In 2019, Lake made 114 appearances for Tijuana, slashing .306/.410/.528 with 21 home runs, 85 RBI, and 25 stolen bases.
[20] Lake played in 64 games for the Toros in 2021, batting .293/.390/.485 with 10 home runs, 29 RBI, and 4 stolen bases.
The following season, he appeared in 88 contests for the team, slashing .318/.377/.559 with 22 home runs, 79 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.
On May 12, 2023, Lake, along with P Samuel Zazueta and P Tyler Madrigal, were traded to El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League in exchange for P Luis Márquez.