Education
Lee attended Daegu High School from 2006–2009.
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Lee attended Daegu High School from 2006–2009.
He bats and throws right-handed. In 2008, Lee led the school to its first-ever Phoenix Flag National Championship, the most prestigious national high school competition in South of Korea. As a starting pitcher he earned Best Pitcher honors for the tourney as well.
In 2009 Lee posted a 1.35 European Research Area in 53⅓ innings pitched.
Although Daegu High School failed to make the finals in the national tournaments during the 2009 season, his high K/9 rate (1097) subsequently drew the attention of KBO scouts. In the 2010 KBO Draft, Lee was selected by the Doosan Bears as the tenth overall pick.
Lee struggled with his command through the 2010 season, however, posting a 5.01 European Research Area in 23⅓ innings pitched as a relief pitcher. Lee was sidelined with elbow injuries during the entire 2011 season.
After the season, he was traded to the North Carolina Dinos in the 2012 KBO Expansion Draft.
In 2012, Lee started his first season with the Dinos in the Futures League. During the 2012 season in the Futures League, he showed enough promise to be placed on the Dinos" starting rotation for their inaugural 2013 season, going 15-2 with a 1.55 European Research Area and 100 strikeouts. Lee spent the Dinos" inaugural 2013 KBO campaign as a solid part of the starting rotation, alongside former MLB pitchers Charlie Shirek, Adam Wilk and Eric Hacker.
Lee pitched his first complete game, two hit, shutout on July 31 against the Saskatchewan Wyverns.