Hak-ju Lee
South Korean baseball player
Hak-ju Lee (Korean: 이학주; Hanja: 李學周; born November 4, 1990) is a South Korean professional baseball shortstop for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He signed with the Chicago Cubs as an international free agent in 2008. He has previously played in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.
Career
Chicago Cubs
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. He made his debut in the Cubs system for the Low-A Boise Hawks in 2009 after recovering from Tommy John surgery. He batted .330/.399/.420 with 2 home runs and 33 RBI in 68 games for Boise.
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. He spent the 2010 season with the Single-A Peoria Chiefs, posting a .282/.354/.351 batting line with 1 home run and 40 RBI. He was ranked by Baseball America as the fourth-best prospect in the Cubs' system going into 2011.
Tampa Bay Rays
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.
Lee started the 2011 season with the High-A Charlotte Stone Crabs, leading the team in AVG (.318) and SLG (.443), and earned a mid-season promotion to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, where he went 19-for-100 in 24 games.
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