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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 245
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Sep 6, 1975, Sacramento, CA |
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| September 30, 2006 Derrek Lee, who had been away from the Cubs to tend to his ill daughter, rejoined the team on Friday, according to the Daily Southtown. It's not clear if he will take part in games Saturday or Sunday. "If he wants to play, he can play," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. "It's up to him." |
| September 17, 2006 Derrek Lee is expected to miss the rest of the season because of his three-year-old daughter's illness. "My daughter's lost some vision in one eye and we'll find out more at a later time - we have to go through some more tests," Lee said in a statement. |
| September 16, 2006 Derrek Lee missed his second consecutive game due to a family emergency on Saturday, according to the AP. It is unknown whether he will return in time for Sunday's game. |
| September 15, 2006 Derrek Lee missed Friday's game to tend to a family emergency, according to the AP. His status for Saturday's game is in doubt. |
| September 11, 2006 Dealing with soreness in his hand, Derrek Lee was given Sunday off, according to the Daily Southtown. He wasn't even available as a pinch-hitter. "He should be OK (today)," manager Dusty Baker said. "But it's between him and the trainers. He needed some rest bad." |
| August 28, 2006 Derrek Lee went 1-for-4 with two RBI in his return from the disabled list on Monday, according to the AP. Manager Dusty Baker has indicated that he would be cautious with the slugger the rest of the way. "He might get some extra days off," Baker said. "It depends on how he feels." |
| August 28, 2006 As expected, the Cubs activated Derrek Lee from the DL Monday. Lee has been limited to 34 games this season because of wrist problems. To make room on the roster for Lee, the team optioned Buck Coats to Triple-A Iowa. |
| August 28, 2006 The Cubs are expected to activate Derrek Lee from the disabled list on Monday, according to the Chicago Tribune. He said his broken wrist has improved a lot during his second stint on the DL. "If I was feeling pain still, I wasn't [going to return]," he said Sunday. "I feel like I'm not jeopardizing anything by playing." |
| August 25, 2006 Derrek Lee could be activated from the DL during next week's series against the Pirates, which starts Monday, according to the AP. "He doesn't feel any pain and his pop is big-time," manager Dusty Baker said. "He's been hitting on the field a lot at home and he's been hitting balls on the moon." Lee has been out since July 23 because of wrist problems. |
| August 23, 2006 Derrek Lee took batting practice before Wednesday night's game for a third straight day, according to the AP He said was feeling a dramatic improvement from a month ago. "It is night and day," Lee said. "It's strong again. I can drive the ball and take my normal swing without bracing for pain. This extra time has wonders." Lee feels he is close to a return but is not interested in any minor league rehab games. |
| August 21, 2006 Derrek Lee is scheduled to take batting practice today for the first time since heading back to the disabled list due to his troublesome wrist, according to the Daily Southtown. He has no timetable set for a return to action, though he hopes it will be within a few weeks. |
| August 15, 2006 Derrek Lee has been progressing well from his right wrist problems and says he thinks he could be ready to play in a week, according to the Chicago Tribune. "Hopefully next week I'll get back playing," he said. "If that happens, I think I'd have [another] 100 at-bats. I'd really like to get some at-bats." However, the Cubs still may not take the risk of playing him again in '06. Lee has gotten only 119 at-bats this year. |
| August 12, 2006 There is no timetable yet for the return of Derrek Lee from his sore right wrist, but his rehab is expected to progress Monday when he begins soft tossing, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Lee had encouraging results from tests Thursday. "Things look good and we'll start progressing on Monday with simple things like soft toss," trainer Mark O'Neal said. "Our goal is to get him back and playing and make sure by the end of the year we have it right. I don't want to be rushed." |
| August 7, 2006 Derrek Lee said yesterday that he hopes to return to action this season, adding that he may have come back too quickly from his fractured wrist in June, so he wants to play it safe this time, according to the Daily Southtown. "I think I'm going to play again this year, but I can't exactly say when," Lee said. "When I come back, we want to make sure I'm definitely 100 percent. I'm on board with that this time." He'll have the joint examined Thursday and hopes to find out when he can begin hitting and playing catch again. |
| August 3, 2006 Derrek Lee, on the DL for the second time this year with a right wrist injury, is still at least a few weeks away from returning, according to the Daily Southtown. "He's improving, but we're not going to do anything baseball-wise until he's 100 percent," trainer Mark O'Neal said. "We're not shutting him down. But we want to make sure he's over this. He's working out but not doing anything baseball-wise." Lee would likely need a minor league rehab assignment before returning. |
| July 29, 2006 There's at the least the possibility that Derrek Lee, who is on the DL with a wrist injury, will not return this season, according to the Daily Southtown When manager Dusty Baker was asked if Lee could miss the rest of the season, he said, "I don't know. Honestly, I don't know." |
| July 25, 2006 Derrek Lee, who was forced to go back on the DL last week with wrist problems, wants to play again this season even though the Cubs are clearly out of playoff contention, according to the Chicago Tribune. "I just want to play," Lee said. "If I can play and help the team there's still over two months to go. I'm not thinking of [sitting out] the season." Lee won't swing a bat for another two weeks while undergoing physical therapy. |
| July 24, 2006 Derrek Lee has again landed on the disabled list with problems with his wrist, according to ESPN.com. Lee, who missed more than two months with a broken wrist earlier in the year, has hit just .226 since returning in late June. |
| July 21, 2006 Derrek Lee missed his second straight game on Friday, and manager Dusty Baker said that he would hold Lee out on Saturday, as well. Lee is still having problems with his wrist. |
| July 20, 2006 Derrek Lee was out of the lineup Thursday for the third time in five games, according to the AP. The Cubs have been occasionally resting Lee, who missed 59 games earlier this season with a broken wrist. Phil Nevin started at first in Lee's place. |
| July 19, 2006 Derrek Lee had his surgically repaired right wrist examined on Monday's day off for the Cubs, according to the Daily Southtown. It was a routine examination for Lee, who was given Sunday off to rest the joint. "He's the same," manager Dusty Baker said. "He's not any worse and he's not any better. Hopefully, the two days' rest will help him some. He's champing at the bit ready to play today." |
| July 16, 2006 Derrek Lee didn't start Sunday's game so that he could rest his surgically-repaired right wrist, according to the AP. The Cubs are idle Monday, so this will give him two days off in a row. Lee has batted just .258 with one homer and four RBI since returning to the lineup at the end of last month. "Obviously it's not at 100 percent but it's getting better," Lee said. "It's frustrating not being able to take your normal swing, but it's better than not playing. You can live with it." |
| July 8, 2006 Derrek Lee got a routine day off Friday, according to the Daily Southtown. "He's been scuffling the last few days," manager Dusty Baker said. "We knew he would get a day off sooner or later." |
| June 30, 2006 The right hand of Derrek Lee went numb as he was using it to brace himself while fielding a groundball on Thursday, according to the AP. Lee stayed in the game, but was in pain after the incident. "The life came back in it -- it was gone for a while... Landing on it, sliding on it -- these were things we were concerned about," said manager Dusty Baker of Lee's wrist, which he broke in mid April. "It's healed, but it's still in the process of healing." Lee isn't expected to miss any time. |
| June 25, 2006 Derrek Lee returned to the Cubs' lineup Sunday and was 1-for-4 at the plate. He had been out since April 19 with a broken wrist. |
| June 25, 2006 The Cubs have unexpectedly recalled Derrek Lee from his rehab assignment and plan to activate him for Sunday's game, according to the Chicago Tribune. Tony Womack and Freddie Bynum left last night's game and probably won't be available today, so the Cubs need an extra body. "I've got to go to work [Sunday], Lee said. "It wasn't expected, but unfortunately two guys got hurt tonight so we had to make a move. I'm excited. I'm ready to go." Lee has been out with a broken wrist. |
| June 24, 2006 Derrek Lee will begin his two-game rehab assignment today with Triple-A Iowa, according to the Daily Southtown. Assuming all goes well, he should be activated from the disabled list for Monday's game. He's been recovering from a broken wrist. "Two games that's the plan," Lee said. "Hopefully, it works out that way. I need to get some swings in and get my strength back." |
| June 22, 2006 Derrek Lee will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Iowa on Friday, according to the AP. If all goes as planned, Lee should be back in the Cubs lineup on Monday. He is recovering from a broken right wrist. |
| June 22, 2006 Derrek Lee has agreed to go on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa, which will delay his return until at least some time next week. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Lee might join Iowa on Friday or Saturday. Lee is recovering from a fractured wrist. |
| June 21, 2006 The Daily Southtown reports that Derrek Lee is leaning toward returning to action this weekend if he has a second successful session of batting practice today. He reported no problems with his broken left wrist after his first session yesterday. "It felt really good," Lee said. "They want to see how it responds (today). Then we will do it again in BP (today), see how it responds and make a decision." Trainer Mark O'Neal said Lee won't return until he proves he has build up strength in the joint. "It's still a strength issue," O'Neal said. "He's real antsy, and we're just trying to make a good decision." |
| June 20, 2006 Derrek Lee took a batting practice on the field for the first time Tuesday, according to the AP. Lee, out with a broken right wrist, hopes to return from the injury before the All-Star break. |
| June 15, 2006 Derrek Lee took a few swings Tuesday and some ground balls at first before Wednesday's game, according to the Chicago Tribune. He hopes to hit off a tee soon. "It wasn't as good as I'd hoped, there's still some soreness," Lee said of his swings. Lee will not go out on a rehab assignment before his return, which he hopes is in a couple weeks. "I'm hoping before [the All-Star break]," he said. "But I'm not sure." |
| June 14, 2006 Derrek Lee had hoped to take some dry swings yesterday but instead spent most of the day having his broken wrist examined by Cubs doctors, according to the Daily Southtown. "He said that (he would swing a bat), but we knew this was going to be a busy day," trainer Mark O'Neal said. "We're dotting our 'i's' and crossing our 't's.' When we came back, we knew we were going to get him re-examined. I wanted the doctors to see the progress he made with his motion after 10 days." |
| June 12, 2006 Derrek Lee is expected to take some dry swings on Tuesday, and he hopes to follow that up with hitting off a tee or slow tosses, according to the Chicago Tribune. Lee, who is recovering from a broken wrist had hoped to be further along by now. "It's not feeling as good as I thought it would," Lee said. "The doctor told me that it could be three weeks before (I) pick up a bat, but I never really believed him. I had never experienced anything like that." |
| June 9, 2006 Derrek Lee will not take batting practice next week as originally reported, he will just begin swinging a bat, according to the Chicago Tribune. "What I meant [in a statement Wednesday] was hopefully we are going to have him swinging," trainer Mark O'Neal said. "I don't know if it is going to be batting practice, but we want him to get into some functional activity by then. But batting practice on Wednesday is completely up in the air." |
| June 8, 2006 Derrek Lee will likely begin taking batting practice the middle of next week, according to the Chicago Tribune. "Hopefully, in another two weeks I'll be out there playing," Lee said. "I can definitely see the light at the end [of the tunnel]." Lee has been out since April 20 with a broken wrist. |
| June 6, 2006 Derrek Lee said in the Chicago Tribune that he is three to five days away from taking batting practice. Lee has been out since April 20 with a broken wrist. |
| June 4, 2006 In his first baseball activity since breaking his right wrist, Derrek Lee fielded grounders on Saturday, according to the Daily Southtown. He took it easy when throwing balls, though. There is no timetable set for when he'll attempt hitting. |
| June 3, 2006 The Daily Southtown reports that while Cubs officials privately hope that Derrek Lee can return to action in 2-2.5 weeks, Lee is concerned because his broken wrist still is tight. He had the cast removed on Wednesday. "It's definitely skinnier and it's a little weak," Lee said. "It's going to be a while. I can't really put a date or day on it. I can't hit or anything like that now." |
| May 31, 2006 Derrek Lee had the cast removed from his right arm on Wednesday, according to the AP. Trainer Mark O'Neal said X-rays "showed significant healing." Lee will not resume baseball activities until he has regained full range of motion, which O'Neal said will take 10 days to two weeks. |
| May 27, 2006 Derrek Lee, out with a wrist injury, expects to have his short cast removed within the next week, according to the Daily Southtown. It's possible that he could return to the Cubs sometime in June, but no date has been set. |
| May 10, 2006 Derrek Lee will get a shorter cast on his fractured right wrist Friday, according to the Daily Southtown. He's expected to wear that for another three weeks before having it removed and beginning to swing a bat. |
| April 22, 2006 The Cubs officially placed Derrek Lee on the disabled list yesterday, according to the Chicago Tribune. He likely will miss at least two months due to his broken wrist. |
| April 20, 2006 A reexamination of Derrek Lees injured left wrist on Thursday revealed two fractured bones, according to the AP. The wrist will be placed in a cast for six weeks after which Lee will likely undergo 2-4 weeks of rehab, sidelining the All-Star for 8 to 10 weeks. He was injured in the seventh inning of Wednesdays game after a collision with the Dodgers' Rafael Furcal on a close play at first base. Lee, the 2005 National League batting champion, was hitting .318 with three home runs and 10 RBI this season. |
| April 20, 2006 The Cubs lost Derrek Lee in the seventh inning Wednesday night after he sprained his right wrist in a collision with the Dodgers' Rafael Furcal on a close play at first base, according to the AP. X-rays were inconclusive and Lee was to be re-examined in Chicago on Thursday. |
| April 11, 2006 The Cubs and Derrek Lee will formally announce a five-year contract extension before Tuesday's game, according to the Chicago Tribune. The deal is believed to be worth $65 million and will include a no-trade clause. |
| April 9, 2006 The Daily Southtown reports that Derrek Lee has softened his stance on a deadline for a contract extension with the Cubs. He had said Friday that it needed to be completed by Saturday, but it appears a deal should be in place within a few days. "I'm very optimistic," he said. "You can't really put a deadline on it because there might be loose ends. I guess I shouldn't have said (Saturday) as a deadline." |
| April 7, 2006 Derrek Lee expects contract negotiations with the Cubs to end on Saturday - whether they have agreed to a contract extension or not, according to the AP. "I don't think it's going to go on much longer than today or (Saturday), honestly," he said before Friday's game. "I don't want to continue to go back and forth. I think we'll know something today or tomorrow." |
| April 7, 2006 Derrek Lee is eager to get his contract extension completed within the next week, according to the Chicago Tribune. The two sides spoke Thursday, but there was no resolution. |
| March 26, 2006 It's not clear when Derrek Lee will rejoin the Cubs, according to the Chicago Tribune. His grandfather is ill, and he was told by club officials to take all the time he needs. |
| March 25, 2006 Derrek Lee left the Cubs yesterday to tend to a family emergency, according to the Daily Southtown. "I didn't get a chance to talk to him," manager Dusty Baker said. "I just know it's an emergency. (Bench coach) Dick Pole called from the bus and told me. I don't know when he'll be back." |
| March 23, 2006 Derrek Lee returned to action Thursday for the first time since injuring his left shoulder in the World Baseball Classic, according to the AP. Lee doubled and scored two runs. |
| March 24, 2006 Derrek Lee didn't feel any pain in his left shoulder after Thursday's game against Seattle, according to the Daily Southtown. He strained the shoulder while diving for a ball in the WBC. "I feel great," Lee said. "I didn't feel (pain in) my shoulder at all today." |
| March 20, 2006 The Cubs want to make sure that Derrek Lee doesn't further aggravate the bruised left shoulder he sustained during the World Baseball Classic, so he might not play in a spring game until later this week, according to the Daily Southtown. "You've got to make sure he's OK so this thing doesn't linger all year long," manager Dusty Baker said. |
| March 19, 2006 Cubs manager Dusty Baker said there is no timetable for when Derrek Lee will be able to test his injured left shoulder in a game, according to the Daily Southtown. "It depends on how he feels and what they say; a combination," Baker said. "We're just hoping it turns out to be nothing. He'll do as much as he can tolerate." |
| March 16, 2006 Derrek Lee will be forced to sit out Thursday's WBC game due to the dye injection he received while undergoing an MRI on his left shoulder on Wednesday, according to the Chicago Tribune. Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal said Lee had "labral issues" and "under-the-surface rotator cuff issues." However, the ailment is not yet serious enough for the Cubs to consider forcing Lee to withdraw from the tournament completely. |
| March 14, 2006 According to the AP, Derrek Lee visited a shoulder specialist on Tuesday to have his left shoulder examined. Lee bruised the shoulder diving to catch a foul ball during the United States' victory over Japan on Sunday. |
| March 9, 2006 Cubs GM Jim Hendry has had two negotiating sessions with the agent for Derrek Lee in the last week, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Lee will be a free agent after the 2006 season and would like to work out an extension before this season begins. |
| February 25, 2006 Derrek Lee took it easy in throwing drills yesterday due to a sore right triceps, though he didn't sound concerned, according to the Daily Southtown. "It's not even an issue," Lee said. "I could have thrown today. There's just a little soreness. It's literally nothing." |