The Houston Astros have selected catcher Korey Lee with the 32nd overall pick in the first round in the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

ABOUT LEE

Korey Lee

Position: Catcher

Bats/Throws: Right/Right

Height/Weight: 6-2/205

Age: 20

College: University of California

Lee was drafted out of the University of California, where he hit .338 (67x198) with 12 doubles, 15 home runs, 57 RBI and a 1.045 OPS (.626 SLG/.419 OBP) in 50 games as a junior for the Golden Bears this season.

The Astros will make one additional selection tonight, their second round pick (#68 overall), which is expected to be made at approximately 10:34 p.m. CT.

After tonight, the draft will resume tomorrow (rounds 3-10) and Wednesday (rounds 11-40), with tomorrow’s selections starting at noon CT and Wednesday’s commencing at 11 a.m. CT. MLB.com will stream all 40 rounds of the 2019 Draft.