Derrek Lee

Lee with the Baltimore Orioles in 2011

First baseman

Born: September 6, 1975 (age 41)
Sacramento, California

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 28, 1997, for the San Diego Padres

Last MLB appearance

September 28, 2011, for the Pittsburgh Pirates

MLB statistics

Batting average

.281

Home runs

331

Runs batted in

1,078

Teams

Career highlights and awards

2× All-Star (2005, 2007)
World Series champion (2003)
3× Gold Glove Award (2003, 2005, 2007)
Silver Slugger Award (2005)
NL batting champion (2005)

Derrek Leon Lee (born September 6, 1975), or "D-Lee", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Lee played with the San Diego Padres (1997), the Florida Marlins (1998–2003), Chicago Cubs (2004–2010), Atlanta Braves (2010), Baltimore Orioles (2011) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2011). He bats and throws right-handed.

Lee was a World Series Champion with Florida in 2003, and he won the National League batting title in 2005. He was a two-time All-Star selection, and won the Gold Glove Award three times.

Lee was born on September 6, 1975. Leon Lee is his father and Leron Lee is his uncle. Each of them played professional baseball in Japan. During his elementary years Lee lived in Japan, and during his high school years he often lived there during his summer breaks. Lee was born in Sacramento, California. Lee played Little League Baseball at Whitney Little League and graduated from El Camino High School in 1993.

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