| Date | News |
| 8/19/10 | Lee will be added to the Braves' active roster on Friday. |
| 8/18/10 | The Cubs have traded Derrek Lee to the Braves for three pitching prospects. |
| 7/31/10 | A deal was in place to send Lee from the Cubs to the Angels, but Lee invokes is no-trade rights as a 10-5 player and squashed the deal. "When the trade was presented to me, I felt for me and my family the best thing to do was to stay here," Lee said. "That was a decision we made. Jim and I had a great conversation about it. That was the decision." |
| 4/15/10 | Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee received a cortisone shot in his right thumb and was held out of Wednesday's lineup.
Lee, who injured his thumb on April 5 in Atlanta when he dove for a ball, is expected back in the lineup on Thursday in the series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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| 4/13/10 | X-ray results of Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee's right thumb were negative and his status was day-to-day.
Lee was taken out of Monday's game after the fourth inning because of pain and inflammation in his thumb. He grimaced after he singled in the third inning of the Cubs' 9-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, and again after he singled in the fourth. He was replaced at first by Xavier Nady, who started the game in right field.
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| 3/14/10 | The Chicago Cubs’ Derrek Lee will miss a few more spring training games with a left foot injury that the first baseman says isn’t serious.
Manager Lou Piniella on Saturday called the injury “just a bone bruise.”
Lee was injured Wednesday when he fouled a ball off the top of his foot.
Piniella expects Lee will be ready to play again “after the Tucson trip.” The Cubs play Monday against Colorado in Tucson, and most veterans dislike making the two-hour bus trip.
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| 3/13/10 | Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Brewers because of a bruise on the top of his left foot. His status was day-to-day.
Lee fouled a ball off his foot in the fourth inning on Wednesday in the Cubs' game against the San Francisco Giants. He could be back in the lineup as early as Saturday, Cubs manager Lou Piniella said.
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| 10/02/09 | Lee missed his second straight game due to a personal issue. He is expected back in the lineup on Saturday. |
| 9/27/09 | Lee is expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday. |
| 9/26/09 | Even though he is still bothered by back spasms, Lee hopes to return to the starting lineup on Sunday. |
| 9/05/09 | Lee missed last night's game to be with his wife who gave birth to their second child. |
| 7/26/09 | Lee was forced to leave yesterday's game due to neck spasms again. He may be able to play today. |
| 7/12/09 | Lee left yesterday's game due to neck spasms, but is expected to be back in the lineup today. |
| 4/26/09 | Lee left the Chicago Cubs' game at St. Louis today because of neck spasms. Micah Hoffpauir replaced him at first base in the bottom half of the first inning.
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| 2/18/09 | Derrek Lee will skip the World Baseball Classic. With his history of injuries, this can only be considered good news. |
| 8/24/08 | Lee said that he was available to play today, but was held out of the starting lineup due to back spasms. |
| 8/24/08 | Lee was forced to leave yesterday's game in the sixth inning with back spasms. He hopes to return to the field today. |
| 4/19/08 | Derrek Lee left todays game with a stiff neck and is listed day-to-day. |
| 7/18/07 | Derrek Lee dropped his appeal for the suspension he was given by MLB, and began serving his suspension starting with todays game. |
| 6/18/07 | Derrek Lee was suspended for 5-games, from the fight during the San Diego game on Saturday. |
| 5/22/07 | Derrek Lee is expected back in the starting lineup for tonights game against San Diego. |
| 5/15/07 | Derrek Lee is listed day-to-day due to neck spasms. |
| 3/28/07 | Derrek Lee is batting around .500 this spring and is in full form, look for a big year from him. |
| 10/17/06 | Lee is not experiencing any problems with his wrist this winter. |
| 9/30/06 | Lee only played once after September 14 to atend to his three-year old daughter who has a rare disease that causes blindness. |
| 9/17/06 | Lee will miss the rest of the season because of his three-year-old daughter's illness. We wish Derrek and the entire Lee family well wishes. |
| 8/31/06 | In his first three games since returning from his latest 33-game layoff while his fractured right wrist healed, first baseman Derrek Lee went 6-for-12 with three RBI and two runs scored. |
| 8/28/06 | Derrek Lee was activated off the disabled list today, and will play tonight as the Cubs open a 3-game series at Pittsburgh. |
| 8/24/06 | Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee took batting practice for the third straight day Wednesday, and is closer to getting back in a game. The question now is whether he'll make a Minor Leauge rehab start or be activated and back in the Cubs lineup. |
| 8/16/06 | The Cubs hope Derrek Lee will be able to take batting practice Friday, when they open a homestand at Wrigley Field. |
| 8/07/06 | Derrek Lee still hopes to return to action this season, though has stayed away from baseball activities for the last two weeks since returning to the disabled list because of post-injury inflammation in his right wrist. Lee will visit the doctor again Thursday, the break has healed, but the Cubs do not want to put next season in jeopardy. |
| 7/24/06 | Cubs placed Lee on the 15-day disabled list with post-traumatic inflammation of his right wrist. Wrist injuries on sluggers are not a good thing. |
| 6/26/06 | Derrek Lee was activated from the disabled list and will start Sunday's game against the Twins. |
| 6/12/06 | Rehabbing Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee will begin taking dry swings Tuesday and hopes to begin throwing late in the week. |
| 6/08/06 | Things are progressing a little slower for Derrek Lee to ad to the slow return is the way the Cubs are playing. |
| 6/06/06 | Derrek Lee will start swinging the bat when the Cubs return home next week and could return to the lineup in about 2-weeks. |
| 6/05/06 | Derrek Lee took ground balls in a pregame workout Saturday at Busch Stadium, his first time in fielding drills since the cast came off his fractured right wrist Monday. The Cubs first baseman could be two to three weeks from returning to game action. |
| 4/20/06 | X-rays detected two broken bones in Derrek Lee's right wrist, and the first baseman will miss eight to ten weeks. Lee suffered a fracture of the distal radial bone and the distal ulna bones in Wednesday's collision with Rafael Furcal at first base. |
| 4/16/06 | Lee hit a two-run double that chased starter Ian Snell (0-1) in a four-run sixth -- Lee's 43rd hit against the Pirates since 2004, the most by any major league player against another club in that span. |
| 4/14/06 | Lee singled twice, giving him 41 hits against Pittsburgh the last three seasons. |
| 4/12/06 | Pierre and Lee worked two double steals in the game today. |
| 4/11/06 | Lee, who just signed a $65 million, five-year contract, doubled in Chicago's first run in the eighth off reliever Chris Hammond. Michael Barrett homered in the ninth. |
| 4/08/06 | Lee hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning to lead the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
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| 4/07/06 | Lee hit his second homer of the season. |
| 3/18/06 | Lee met with Dr. Yocum in Calif. Tuesday, Mar. 14 after injuring his left shoulder while diving for a foul ball in the World Baseball Classic. |
| 3/16/06 | OUCH - Lee won't play for the United States in Thursday's World Baseball Classic game against Mexico because of a sore left shoulder.
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| 3/14/06 | Lee (triceps) had suffered a slight strain to his right triceps muscle during throwing drills. The injury is not thought to be serious at all, but Lee hasn't thrown all out in a few days because of it. |
| 9/01/05 | Lee fouled a pitch off his left foot for the second straight game Wednesday and might not play Friday as a result. X-Rays were negative. He is day-to-day. |
| 7/23/05 | Lee matched his career best for home runs with 65 games to spare. "It feels good," Lee said after hitting his major league-leading 32nd homer in a 6-5 victory Saturday.
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| 7/20/05 | Lee had three hits, including a two-run double in the fifth off Luke Hudson. |
| 7/08/05 | The Cubs, playing their third straight game without All-Star first baseman Lee and were outscored 24-5 in the four-game series. |
| 6/28/05 | Lee hit his 23rd homer to lead Chicago over the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 Tuesday night. |
| 6/25/05 | Lee, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Walker all added two hits apiece tonight. |
| 6/23/05 | Lee had three hits with 2 home runs included, to raise his major league-leading average to .395 and took over the home run lead with 22. It was his fifth multihomer game this season and the 14th of his career.
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| 6/22/05 | Williams won his Cubs debut, and Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez homered in a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.
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| 6/20/05 | Lee and Aramis Ramirez each hit home runs off Tomo Ohka with two outs in the first. |
| 4/27/05 | Redundant? Lee hit two more home runs and drove in 6 runs to bring the Cubs back from a 6-1 defecit. |
| 4/26/05 | Derrek Lee is having a super start, driving in his 21st runner and he even leads all firstbasemen with 4 steals. |
| 4/13/05 | Lee had a 6 RBI day today. |
| 4/06/05 | Lee singled and stole second with two outs in the ninth .. all for naught as they said 150 years ago. |
| 5/31/04 | Manager Dusty Baker has Derrek Lee batting second today against the Astros. This is likely a temporary switch, unless the change helps Lee get on track at the plate. |
| 11/25/03 | The Cubs acquired Lee from the Marlins today in exchange for Hee-Seop Choi and a minor-leaguer to be named later. |
| 8/25/03 | Lee appears to have finally recovered from the shoulder separation he suffered at the end of July. Lee saw his average dip to .252 but in the last five games Lee is hitting .471 (8-17) with two doubles and a home run. |
| 8/13/03 | Lee had a successful batting practice session on Tuesday and could return to the starting lineup on Wednesday. Lee entered Tuesday's game as a defensive replacement and was 0-1 with a walk and strikeout. |
| 8/12/03 | Lee hit some balls of a tee Monday and reported no pain in his shoulder. Lee will take batting practice Tuesday and could return to the lineup as soon as Wednesday. |
| 8/11/03 | Lee has missed four straight games with his sore shoulder and will likely miss Monday's game at Los Angeles. |
| 8/09/03 | Lee missed his second game in a row on Friday. Lee is still experiencing discomfort from the partial separation of his shoulder that occurred about two weeks ago. |
| 8/08/03 | Lee was a late scratch from Thursday's game due to shoulder soreness in his right shoulder. |
| 7/30/03 | Lee had his consecutive games played streak stopped at 316 on Tuesday. Lee was still sore from the partial dislocation of his shoulder he suffered in Monday's game. Lee did not even take live batting practice. Lee is listed as day-to-day and could return Friday. |
| 7/28/03 | Lee was forced to leave tonight's game in the eighth inning after partially dislocating a joint in his shoulder. |
| 5/22/03 | Lee left Wednesday's game in the fifth inning with a bruise on his wrist after getting hit by a pitch. Lee's status for Thursday's game is unknown. |
| 4/19/03 | Expect Lee to miss a game or two over the next couple of weeks as his wife is expecting to deliver a baby. |
| 2/27/03 | Manager Jeff Torborg said today that he plans on batting Lee in the clean-up spot at least to start the season. |
| 3/18/02 | Lee used a changed stance Sunday to hit a 3 run homer off Woody Williams. He has .161 average and two RBI in 31 at-bats entering the game. |
| 2000 | Lee began the season as the back-up Kevin Millar at first base, but by May 1 had won the starting job. |
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