Hak-ju Lee
| Hak-ju Lee | |||
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| San Francisco Giants | |||
| Shortstop | |||
| Born: November 4, 1990 Jeju, South Korea |
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| Hak-ju Lee | |
| Hangul | 이학주 |
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| Hanja | 李學周 |
| Revised Romanization | I Hakju |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Hakchu |
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Hak-ju Lee (Hangul: 이학주; Hanja: 李學周; Korean pronunciation: "Yi Hahk Joo"; born November 4, 1990) is a South Korean professional baseball shortstop in the San Francisco Giants organization.
Career
Lee was signed out of South Korea by the Chicago Cubs in May 2008 at age 17, receiving a signing bonus of $1.15 million.[1] He made his debut in the Cubs system for the Class-A Boise Hawks in 2009 after recovering from Tommy John surgery.[2]
Lee played for the World team in the 2010 All-Star Futures Game, going 1-for-2 with a single, and making a fielding error.[3][4] He was ranked by Baseball America as the fourth-best prospect in the Cubs' system going into 2011.[5]
On January 7, 2011, Lee was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays along with fellow prospects Chris Archer, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos and Cubs outfielder Sam Fuld for pitcher Matt Garza, outfielder Fernando Perez and minor league pitcher Zac Rosscup.[6][7] Lee played for the World team for the second time in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game, going 0-2 with a strikeout. When the 2011 season was over he and second baseman Tyler Bortnick were named Florida State League all-stars.[8]
Lee started the 2011 season with the Charlotte Stone Crabs, leading the team in AVG (.318) and SLG (.443), and earning a mid-season promotion to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits. He was caught stealing five times while playing in the Arizona Fall League where his average was .247.[9]
For 2012, Lee returned to Montgomery.
Lee was optioned to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on March 15, 2013. In late April 2013, he tore multiple knee ligaments and missed the remainder of the season.[10]
Lee was optioned to Durham on March 13, 2014, and placed on the disabled list on March 30. He was activated on April 22.
The Rays designated him for assignment on September 1, 2015. On November 23, 2015, the San Francisco Giants signed Lee to a minor league contract.[11]
Personal life
When he came to America, he fell in love with the culture, especially with American-Korean restaurants. He said he was in need of a translator and that he would like to try North Carolina style barbecue some day.[12]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows
- Articles containing Korean-language text
- 1990 births
- Living people
- South Korean baseball players
- Baseball shortstops
- Boise Hawks players
- Peoria Chiefs players
- Montgomery Biscuits players
- Charlotte Stone Crabs players
- Durham Bulls players
- Phoenix Desert Dogs players
- Minor league baseball players
