CHICAGO CUBS DEREK LEE SIGNED AUTO GAME BASEBALL BAT NR

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Featured Athlete: DEREK LEE Collection: RAWLINGS BIG STICK PROFESSIONAL MODEL Hand Autographed: IN PERMANENT BLUE INK! DEREK LEE After he graduated from El Camino (CA) High School in 1993, Lee was drafted in the first round (14th overall) of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres, and made his major league debut on April 28, 1997. Traded to the Florida Marlins a year later, Lee was a member of the 2003 World Series Marlins championship team. Lee was traded to the Cubs for Hee Seop Choi. He hit .278 with 32 home runs and 98 RBI in his first year with the Cubs. In 2005, Lee had a career first half of the season, with an MLB-leading .376 batting average, 72 RBI, and a tie for the major league lead in home runs, 27. The Cubs had traded superstar Sammy Sosa, who had previously been one of their best hitters. Lee showed early on that he could more than compensate for the loss, and while Sosa had a disappointing 2005 season with the Baltimore Orioles, Lee had a career year. By midseason, he was among MLB's leaders in each of the triple crown categories: batting average, home runs, and RBI. Late in the season, Lee still managed to produce despite the loss of Cubs slugger Aramis Ramirez. His .335 batting average was the highest by a Cub since Bill Madlock's .339 in 1976 and made him the first Cub to win a batting title since Bill Buckner (1980). His hunt for the Most Valuable Player Award may have been hampered by poor performance by the hitters in front of him for the better part of the season, as his RBI total was less than that of Andruw Jones. The Atlanta Braves outfielder also led the NL in home runs, with 51 to Lee's 46. Lee was named to the U.S. roster for the 2006 World Baseball Classic, w he was the first player to hit a home run for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. On April 10, 2006, Derrek Lee signed a 5-year, $65 million extension with the Chicago Cubs. The deal replaces his contract for the 2006 season and extends him as the Cubs' first baseman through the 2010 season and includes a no-trade clause. Unfortunately, he broke his wrist less than two weeks later, in a collision involving baserunner Rafael Furcal, and he missed 59 games due to the injury. The Cubs posted a 19-40 record during Lee's stint on the disabled list. Later, Lee went back on the DL with a post-traumatic inflammation in the outer bone of the medial side of the wrist. In September 2006 Derrek Lee's daughter, Jada, 3 was diagnosed with Leber's congenital amaurosis, a rare genetic disease resulting in loss of vision. Lee and Boston Celtics co-owner and CEO Wyc Grousbeck began Project 3000 in an effort to eradicate the disease effecting both their families. Lee started the 2007 season on a productive campaign; batting over .400 for most of the the first two months of the season. Despite missing a few games with neck spams, Lee returned during a game in the Sox-Cubs Crosstown classic to deliver a game-winning grand slam. He was involved in a June 16, 2007 altercation with San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young, after a stray pitch nearly struck Lee's head. Subsequently, the fight led to ejections of Young, Lee, Gerald Perry, and Jake Peavy. The league penalized the players with five game suspensions on the following Monday. Lee appealed the suspension, and remained the Cubs' roster for another few games. On June 20, he jokingly made punch gestures to mock the incident while talking to former teammate Sammy Sosa. Authenticity: You will receive the Certificate of Autheniticity from Legends of the Field as well as a Tamper Proof Hologram to ensure you of the item's authenticity. You will also receive a Schwartz Sports Tamper Proof Hologram. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- LEGENDS OF THE FIELD'S 8,000 SQ FT STATE OF THE ART DISTRIBUTION CENTER DID YOU KNOW? LEGENDS OF THE FIELD SHIPS OVER 250 ITEMS PER DAY BID WITH CONFIDENCE! We deal in only the best and your satisfaction is our primary concer... read more

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