Hao-Yu Lee
Hao-Yu Lee (李灝宇)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 9", Weight 190 lb.
- High School Ping-Jen High School
- Debut April 17, 2026
- Born February 3, 2003 in New Taipei City Taiwan
Biographical Information[edit]
Hao-Yu Lee played for the Chinese Taipei National team before making his major league debut in 2026.
Lee hit .500/.538/.750 with 7 RBI and 7 doubles in the 2015 U-12 Baseball World Cup, helping Taiwan win the Gold Medal. [1] He led the tournament in doubles. Lee then represented Taiwan in the 2018 U-15 Baseball World Cup, hitting .360/.485/.560 with a homer and 6 RBI to help Taiwan win the Bronze. [2] In the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup, Lee recorded a .300/.444/.400 batting line and Taiwan beat the USA to win the Gold Medal. [3]
The Philadelphia Phillies signed him in 2021 with a $650K signing bonus, and Lee hit .364/.440/.773 with the FCL Phillies in his rookie year.[4] The young slugger mainly stayed in the A Clearwater Threshers with a .283/.384/.415 batting line in 2022, and got a promotion to the Lakewood BlueClaws on August 26. He had a .257/.350/.486 batting line in 9 games. Lee played with BlueClaws in 2023, and he hit .283/.372/.401 with 5 homers, then the Phillies traded him to the Detroit Tigers for Michael Lorenzen. Unfortunately, Lee suffered from a left knee injury, so he only played 8 games with the A+ West Michigan Whitecaps. He represented Taiwan in the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023, due to delays from COVID-19), but he only hit .125/.250/.188. Taiwan still got the Silver. He had now won all three colors of medals in international tournaments, and was only 20 years old. [5]
In 2024, he spent the season in the AA Eastern League with the Erie SeaWolves, batting .298/.363/.488 with 12 homers and 56 RBIs. He was selected to play in the 2024 Futures Game and was a league post-season All-Star. In 2025, he moved up to the Toledo Mud Hens of the AAA International League where he fell to .243/.342/.406 in 126 games, with 14 homers and 61 RBIs. He was a second baseman at Erie, but split his time between third base and second base with Toledo. He was on Taiwan's announced team for the 2026 World Baseball Classic but was injured and replaced by Cheng-Yu Chang. [6] He started 2026 on a rehabilitation assignment with the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Florida State League, then returned to Toledo on April 7th. He had only played 6 games there, going 6 for 24, when he was called up to Detroit to replace Zach McKinstry, who was placed on the injured list. He made his debut starting at third base against the Boston Red Sox on April 17th, going 0 for 3 in a ten-inning 1-0 loss.
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