Hao-Yu Lee

23-Year-Old Second Baseman2B

Detroit Tigers

2026 Stats

AVG

.163

RBI

Rest-of-Season Projections

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

Lee will likely make his big-league debut in 2026, but it's unclear how much playing time will be available. Detroit has collected a plethora of a bat-first infielders who can masquerade at second and third base, and Lee is a better defender than Colt Keith, Max Anderson and Jace Jung, so that edge in the field is his path to playing. Lee, who originally signed with the Phillies out of Taiwan in 2021 and was traded to Detroit at the 2023 deadline for Michael Lorenzen, spent his entire age-22 season at Triple-A, where he was the sixth-youngest qualified hitter. He slashed .243/.342/.406 with 14 home runs and 22 steals in 126 games, good for a 106 wRC+. The 22 steals oversell his upside in that category, as he's just an average runner. Lee was a little unlucky on balls in play (.292 BABIP), especially given his all-fields approach (39.4 Oppo%), and he makes excellent swing decisions (26.8 O-Swing%, 67.1 Z-Swing%), so while his batting averages may never be great, he should log an acceptable OBP during his prime years. Read Past Outlooks

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Prospect

#362

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League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 5'9"

Weight 190

DOB 2/3/2003

Born New Taipei, Taiwan

College None

Drafted 2021 PHI

Smacks first major-league homer

2BDetroit Tigers

April 26, 2026

Lee went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run during the Tigers' 8-3 win over the Reds on Sunday.

Analysis
Lee didn't start in Sunday's game, but he came in to pinch hit for Colt Keith in the seventh inning, and the move paid off for the Tigers when Lee took the second pitch he saw from Sam Moll deep to center field for a two-run homer. It was the first major-league home run of Lee's career, and the 23-year-old should continue to spend time with the big club for as long as Zach McKinstry (hip/abdomen) is on the 10-day injured list.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2024

+51%

OPS vs LHP

2026

+51%

OPS vs LHP

2025

No Stats

2024

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2024vs Left	.588	25	2	1	3	0	.174	.240	.348
Since 2024vs Right	.390	21	1	0	2	0	.150	.190	.200
2026vs Left	.588	25	2	1	3	0	.174	.240	.348
2026vs Right	.390	21	1	0	2	0	.150	.190	.200
2025vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2024

+86%

OPS on Road

2026

+86%

OPS on Road

2025

No Stats

2024

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2024Home	.340	21	1	0	2	0	.150	.190	.150
Since 2024Away	.631	25	2	1	3	0	.174	.240	.391
2026Home	.340	21	1	0	2	0	.150	.190	.150
2026Away	.631	25	2	1	3	0	.174	.240	.391
2025Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Hao-Yu Lee compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.