MLB
Korey Lee
Korey Lee
Chicago White Sox, Catcher
Age: 26-126d (Jul 25, 1998)
Exp: 1.071 Years
Country: US
College: California-Berkeley
Drafted: Round 1 (#32 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Scott Boras (Boras Corporation)
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$2,761,324
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Korey Lee signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Lee will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
27 |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
28 |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 | 1.071 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
27 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
28 | -- |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Korey Lee signed a 1 year , $745,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $745,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $745,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $745,000
Average Salary:
$745,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Korey Lee signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Korey Lee signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus
Korey Lee signed a 1 year , $1,750,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $1,750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,750,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,750,000
Average Salary:
$1,750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
1.071 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,761,324
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$1,750,000 |
$1,750,000 |
|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$119,226 |
$1,869,226 |
Champion |
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$147,098 |
$2,016,324 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$745,000 |
$2,761,324 |
|
| Total |
$2,761,324 |
$2,761,324 |
||||
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$3,561,324 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$119,226 | $1,750,000 | - | $1,869,226 |
| 2 |
|
$892,098 | - | - | $892,098 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
20 |
$1,750,000 |
$1,750,000 |
$1,750,000 |
||
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$119,226
|
$119,226 |
$1,869,226 |
||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$147,098
|
$147,098 |
$2,016,324 |
||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$745,000
|
$745,000 |
$2,761,324 |
||
| Total |
$1,011,324 |
$1,750,000 |
$2,761,324 |
$2,761,324 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$1,811,324 |
$1,750,000 |
$3,561,324 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$119,226 | $1,750,000 | - | $1,869,226 |
| 2 |
|
$892,098 | - | - | $892,098 |
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $745,000 contract with Chicago (CHW)
-
Aug 24, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Chicago (CHW)
-
Jul 28, 2023
Traded to Chicago (CHW) from Houston (HOU) for Kendall Graveman
-
Aug 01, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
-
Jul 01, 2022
Contract purchased by Houston (HOU)
-
Jun 12, 2019
Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Jun 03, 2019
Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#32 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CHW | 125 | 102 | 394 | 377 | 36 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 131 | 17 | 122 | 6 | .210 | .244 | .347 | .591 | -0.04 |
| 2023 | CHW | 24 | 23 | 70 | 65 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 0 | .077 | .143 | .138 | .281 | -0.66 |
| 2022 | HOU | 12 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .160 | .192 | .240 | .432 | -0.47 |
