 He was signed by the Reds as an amateur free agent in .Lee played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Eugene Emeralds in , and his last season with the Triple-A affiliates of the Cleveland Indians (Colorado Springs Sky Sox) and Minnesota Twins (Portland Beavers) in .Attended San Luis Obispo High School (San Luis Obispo,CA) and graduated from Winston Churchill High School (Eugene, Oregon) in 1980.