Derek Lee

Note: This page discusses 1990s outfielder Derek Lee. For the minor leaguers of the same name, click here.

Derek Gerald Lee

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
• School Manatee Community College, University of South Florida
• High School South Lakes High School
• Debut June 27, 1993
• Final Game July 22, 1993
• Born July 28, 1966 in Chicago, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Outfielder Derek Lee is not to be confused with All-Star first baseman Derrek Lee, who reached the majors a few years after Derek Lee's only taste of the major leagues, with the Minnesota Twins in 1993.

Lee played in the minors beginning in 1988 and finishing in 2000. He hit over .300 several times, including .341 with the Utica Blue Sox in 1988, .325 in 45 games with the Birmingham Barons in 1991, .315 with the Portland Beavers in 1993, .300 with the Ottawa Lynx in 1994, and .301 with the Oklahoma City 89ers in 1996.

Lee later was a scout for the Texas Rangers, signing Jerad Eickhoff, Kevin Mahar, Tanner Roark and Tanner Scheppers.