{"id":607061,"date":"2026-03-05T04:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/607061\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T04:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:38:18","slug":"tigers-hao-yu-lee-pulled-from-world-baseball-classic-with-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/607061\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers&#8217; Hao-Yu Lee pulled from World Baseball Classic with injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAKELAND, FL \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/10-detroit-tigers-2026-world-030918715.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:World Baseball Classic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World Baseball Classic<\/a> is over before it began for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=lee---000hao\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hao-Yu Lee;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hao-Yu Lee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Tigers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Tigers<\/a>&#8216; prospect was removed Wednesday, March 4, from Team Chinese Taipei&#8217;s roster in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/10-detroit-tigers-2026-world-030918715.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 WBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 WBC<\/a> due to a left oblique strain. The roster move happened the same day as the first game of pool play for Team Chinese Taipei, kickstarting the 20-team international tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>An MRI confirmed the left oblique strain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">ROSTER MOVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/keider-montero-tigers-send-hander-213627054.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tigers option key pitcher to Triple-A Toledo in third round of cuts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tigers option key pitcher to Triple-A Toledo in third round of cuts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Detroit Tigers infielder Hao-Yu Lee smiles as he walks towards the practice field during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4f153628cdfac4da48a00ab2db41e724.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Detroit Tigers infielder Hao-Yu Lee smiles as he walks towards the practice field during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>With the injury, Lee will return to Lakeland \u2013\u00a0home of the Tigers&#8217; spring training complex \u2013\u00a0for further evaluation.<\/p>\n<p>Lee \u2013 a right-handed hitter who plays second and third base \u2013 is traveling from Tokyo, which is the location for Pool C in the WBC, featuring Japan, Australia, South Korea, Czechia and Chinese Taipei.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">[ MUST LISTEN:\u00a0Make\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/days-of-roar-a-free-press-sports-detroit-tigers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Days of Roar&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Days of Roar&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0your go-to\u00a0Tigers\u00a0podcast, available anywhere you listen to podcasts\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/days-of-roar-a-free-press-sports-detroit-tigers-podcast\/id1674627945\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7hWybDP3lhBSo9HFkSshac\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Spotify;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Spotify<\/a>)\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old is the Tigers&#8217; No. 6 prospect, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/tigers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:MLB Pipeline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">MLB Pipeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lee joined the Tigers&#8217; 40-man roster in mid-November, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft in December. He is expected to make his MLB debut at some point in the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Contact Evan Petzold at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/mailto:epetzold@freepress.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:epetzold@freepress.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">epetzold@freepress.com<\/a>\u00a0or follow him\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanPetzold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@EvanPetzold;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@EvanPetzold<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/tigers\/2026\/03\/04\/detroit-tigers-prospect-hao-yu-lee-injury-world-baseball-classic\/88990778007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Tigers prospect Hao-Yu Lee injury: World Baseball Classic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Detroit Tigers prospect Hao-Yu Lee injury: World Baseball Classic<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAKELAND, FL \u2013 The World Baseball Classic is over before it began for Hao-Yu Lee. 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