Derek Gerald Lee (born July 28, 1966) is a retired

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who appeared in 15 games for the Minnesota Twins during the 1993 season. Listed at 6' 1", 200 lb., Lee batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in

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. Lee played for the State College of Florida and the

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and was drafted by four teams from 1985–1987, but did not sign with any of them. In 1986, he played collegiate summer baseball for the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL). In 1987, he returned to the CCBL and played for the

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, hitting a key game-winning home run in the league championship series to help Harwich to the league title. Lee finally signed with the

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after being selected in the 1988 MLB Draft. He then was claimed off waivers by the Twins in 1992, and was brought up to the major-league club for about one month. The following offseason, he was sent to the

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in exchange for a minor leaguer. In between, Lee played winter ball with the

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club of the

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