Korey Lee

Age: 26y-4m-27d (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-Arbitration
(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 Cash Remaining 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-Arbitration

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-Arbitration

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-Arbitration

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
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