He then attended Florida State University, playing for the Seminoles under legendary college baseball coach; Mike Martin.
In 1993 he was signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent. In 1994 & early 1995, he was a replacement player during the MLB strike, which barred him from membership in the MLB Players Association.
When play resumed, Tam went 0-2 at AA Binghamton. The next year there he went 6-2 with a solid 2.44 ERA which got him promoted to AAA Norfolk in 1997. He posted an ERA near five, but went 7-5 with six saves for the third place Tides.

On July 12th, he pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against the Expos at Shea Stadium, earning his first career win. He would get credit for a hold on July 19th but was sent back down to the minors at the end of July, with a 3.97 ERA. He returned in September for five games, taking a loss to the Houston Astros in his last outing.

He would pitch in middle relief for the 1999 Wild Card Mets, posting a 5.40 ERA in ten games, striking out eight batters in 11.2 innings. He did not pitch in the post season.
That November he signed with the Oakland A's as a free agent. Tam pitched as a reliever in Oakland for three seasons, making the playoffs each year winning two AL Western titles. In those years Tam went a combined 6-9 with six saves & a 3.27 ERA in 182 appearances. He pitched in two 2000 post season games as well.

In his six year career he went 7-14 with seven saves, 146 strike outs 98 walks in 251 appearances. In 2008 he pitched for the Independent League Bridgeport Blue Fish.
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