page_title: Hak-ju Lee
section_title: Tampa Bay Rays system
hierarchical_section_title: Hak-ju Lee / Career / Early years / Tampa Bay Rays system
caption_attribution_description: English: Hak-Ju Lee
context_page_description: Hak-ju Lee is a South Korean professional baseball shortstop for the Samsung Lions of the Korea Baseball Organization.
context_section_description: 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 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 batting average was .247. 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, Lee and second baseman Tyler Bortnick were named Florida State League all-stars.
  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.
  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.
caption: Lee during his tenure with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013 Spring Training
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