Brooks Thomas Lee...X: @brookslee22...Instagram: @brookslee22...graduated from San Luis Obispo (Calif.) High School...named after Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson; almost named after Lou Brock, but his parents didn’t want to name him “Brock Lee”...father, Larry Lee, is the head baseball coach at Cal Poly and played one season of professional baseball in 1983 with the Utica Blue Sox of the New York-Penn League; also named manager of the 2023 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team...two of Brooks’ uncles, Terry Lee and Mike Lee, also played in the minors; Terry was a first-round selection (19th overall) by the San Francisco Giants in 1974 out of San Luis Obispo High School, while Mike spent 1974-75 in the Giants’ system...played summer ball in 2020 for the Northwoods League’s Willmar Stingers, approximately 100 miles west of Target Field, hitting .345 with 35 RBIs in 36 games after opening the season with a 19-game hitting streak...when the Twins re-signed Carlos Correa prior to the 2023 season, Lee told beat writers, “I’m as lucky as anybody in professional baseball. When he re-signed I thought that this was the best thing that could have ever happened to me.”...favorite thing to do in offseason is surf...favorite sport other than baseball is swimming...favorite TV Show is The Boys...participated in 2023 and 2024 TwinsFest at Target Field.
2023
Entered season as Twins top prospect by MLB.com and Baseball America...31st-best prospect in baseball by MLB.com, 45th overall by Baseball America and 37th overall by Baseball Prospectus...Was an invite to Twins spring training for first time in career...reassigned to Minor League camp on March 18 and began season at Double-A Wichita...Began season with 10-game hitting streak from April 6-19 and hit safely in 16 of 19 April games...Named Twins Minor League Player of the Week on May 7 with Wichita, hitting .571 (8-for-14) with four doubles, three walks and a 1.504 OPS...Named Twins minor league Player of the Week for second time with Wind Surge on July 16, hitting .429 (6-for-14) with one double, two home runs, five RBI, three runs scored and a 1.357 OPS...Tied professional/minor league career-high with four hits, three times on season: July 17 vs. Springfield (with Wichita), July 26 vs. Frisco (with Wichita) and Sept. 3 vs. Columbus (with St. Paul)...Homered four times in a six-game span for the Wind Surge from July 9-19 and five times in an 11-game span from July 9-26...Named Twins minor league Player of the Month for July, hitting .365 (31-for-85) with five doubles, five home runs, 20 RBI, 15 runs scored, 10 walks and just 10 strikeouts in 20 July games...posted a .433 on-base percentage, a .600 slugging percentage and a 1.033 OPS during the month...Promoted to Triple-A St. Paul on August 3 where he finished the season...at time of promotion, led all Double-A hitters with 31 doubles and led Texas League with 42 extra-base hits...also tied for fifth with 102 hits, tied for sixth with 61 RBI and 10th with a .292 batting average...Hit first professional grand slam with Saints on September 5 at Louisville...Played 111 games (109) starts at shortstop at both levels combined and seven games (all starts) at third base...committed 19 errors at shortstop (448 total chances) and one at third base (19 chances)...Finished first among all Twins minor leaguers in doubles (39), tied for second in RBI (81) and second in total bases (231), third in hits (138) and games played (125), and fourth in runs scored (83)...Was one of 10 players in all minor league baseball with 80-plus runs scored, 35-plus doubles, 15-plus home runs, 80-plus RBI and 50-plus walks... Named recipient of Sherry Robertson Award as Twins minor league Player of the Year...combined to hit .275 (138-for-501) with 39 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, 84 RBI, 83 runs scored, 56 walks, a .347 on-base percentage and an .808 OPS in 125 games at both levels...Finished season as Twins second-best prospect in organization by MLB.com and Baseball America, behind Walker Jenkins...Named shortstop on Twins MiLB.com organizational All-Star team...Named by Baseball America as being the best hitter for average in the Twins system...also ranked No. 2 prospect in Twins organization entering 2024 by Baseball America (Walker Jenkins no. 1)...also named 35th best prospect in baseball by same publication.
2022
Began professional career with the FCL Twins and played in four games, going 6-for-17 (.353) with two doubles prior to being promoted to High-A Cedar Rapids August 10...Hit first professional home run while at Cedar Rapids on Aug. 16, a two-run shot from the left side of the plate...Recorded first career four-hit game (five at-bats) Aug. 14 at Quad Cities - all singles...Hit .314 (11-for-35) with a .972 OPS in final 10 games at CR from September 4-16...promoted to Double-A Wichita on Sept. 17 to finish the season...Named Twins minor league Player of the Week on Sept. 18, spanning a week in which he helped Cedar Rapids advance to the Postseason, started all three games of the Kernels’ Midwest League Division Series, and then was promoted to Wichita...Played in all four Postseason games for the Wind Surge, hitting .444 (8-for-18) with one double, two RBI, one walk and a .974 OPS...Played 25 games (all starts) at shortstop and six games (all starts) at designated hitter at all levels combined...made five errors in 77 total chances...Combined to hit .303 (37-for-122) with six doubles, four home runs, 15 RBI, 17 runs scored, a .389 on-base percentage and an .839 OPS in 31 games between FCL Twins, Cedar Rapids and Wichita...hit .381 (8-for-21) with a .935 OPS as right-handed batter and .287 (29-for-101) with an .819 OPS as left-handed batter...all four homers on season came hitting left-handed...Named top prospect in Twins organization by MLB.com after season and entering 2023...named second-best prospect and best hitter for average by Baseball America.
