Dylan Lee

BIOGRAPHY

Dylan Lee was born August 1, 1994, in Dinuba, California. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Lee split his professional debut season of 2016 between the Gulf Coast Marlins and the Batavia Muckdogs; producing a combined 0–1 record with a 2.48 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 29 innings. He spent the 2017 season with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, going 4–10 with a 4.85 ERA and 73 strikeouts over 98+1⁄3 innings. Lee split the 2018 season between the Jupiter Hammerheads, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, and the New Orleans Baby Cakes, going a combined 8–3 with a 1.60 ERA and 63 strikeouts over 62 innings. He split the 2019 season between Jacksonville and New Orleans, going 1–6 with a 2.91 ERA and 56 strikeouts over 58+2⁄3 innings. Lee did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lee signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on April 15, 2021. He spent the 2021 minor league season with the Gwinnett Stripers, going 5–1 with a 1.58 ERA and 52 strikeouts over 45+2⁄3 innings.

On September 22, 2021, Lee was added to the active roster and promoted to the major league for the first time. He pitched in relief against the New York Mets on October 1, yielding one hit and recording his first strikeout in his major league debut. On October 8, it was announced that Lee was among the Braves relievers to make the team’s postseason roster. Lee did not pitch in any games during the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers and he was initially left off the roster as the Braves advanced to the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, when Huascar Ynoa suffered a shoulder injury, Lee was once again added to the roster. He remained with the team as they advanced to the World Series against the Houston Astros. On October 30, it was announced he would start Game 4 of the World Series against Zack Greinke. He is the first pitcher in MLB history to make a first major league start in a World Series game. Prior to his start in the 2021 World Series, he only had two regular-season big league appearances, the fewest career appearances for a starting pitcher in World Series history.

Lee began the 2022 season with Triple A Gwinnett. He was promoted to the major league roster on April 19, 2022. The Braves optioned Lee back to Gwinnett on April 21. He returned to the major leagues on May 23 and remained there for the remainder of the 2022 season. In 46 games, Lee had a 5-1 record and a 2.13 ERA.