Chad Tracy
Chad Tracy | ||
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Runs batted in | 358 | |
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Batting average | .235 | |
Home runs | 1 | |
Runs batted in | 19 | |
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Chad Austin Tracy (born May 22, 1980) is an American former
College career and draft
Tracy compiled a .339
Professional career
Minor league career
He played third base in El Paso, Texas, for the El Paso Diablos. In four minor league seasons, Tracy hit .335 with 24 home runs, 85 doubles, and 206 RBIs in 337 games. In 2002, he was selected to participate in the Futures Game during the All-Star break as the starting third baseman on the U.S. squad.[3]
Arizona Diamondbacks
2004–08
Tracy made his major league debut with Arizona in 2004. He finished his rookie season with a .285 average, eight home runs, 53 RBIs, and a .343 on-base percentage in 143 games. He led NL third basemen with 25 errors, and he had a major-league-low .935 fielding percentage at third.[4]
In 2005, Tracy had a breakout season, as he batted .308 (7th-best in the league) with 27 home runs and 72 RBIs. He also had a slugging percentage of .533, 10th-best in the NL.
Tracy's numbers dipped in the 2006 season. He batted .281 with 20 homers and 80 RBIs. His slugging percentage went down over 100 points from his 2005 total, going from .553 to .451. His 129 strikeouts went up as they nearly doubled his 2005 total. He also tied Edwin Encarnación for the major league lead in errors by a third baseman, with 25,[5] as he again had a .935 fielding percentage at third base.
His numbers dipped again in 2007, as he batted .264—the lowest batting average of his major league career.[6] He batted .222 with 2 out and runners in scoring position.
In 2008, he had his lowest on-base percentage (.308) and slugging percentage (.414) of his major league career, as he batted .267.[6] He again batted .222 with 2 out and runners in scoring position.
2009
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On May 6, 2009, Tracy (who was batting .224) was taken out of the starting lineup, replaced by Josh Whitesell, who was called up to the Diamondbacks after hitting .356 for the Reno Aces with a .477 on-base percentage (2nd in the Pacific Coast League) and a .552 slugging percentage.[7] Manager Bob Melvin said Whitesell would get a chance to play every day,[8][9] and that Tracy "is going to pinch hit, (and) he's going to fill in at third and first for a while."[9] That did not last long, however, as on May 19, not even two weeks later, Melvin had been fired as manager and the team optioned Whitesell back to Reno.[10]
A right-oblique strain that Tracy suffered May 29 led to him being placed on the 15-day
Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, and Florida Marlins
2010
On January 26, 2010, Tracy signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs with an invite to spring training. The deal was announced on January 27, 2010.[15] On March 29, the Cubs announced that Tracy had made the major league Cubs' 25 man roster. On May 7, Tracy was sent down to the Triple-A Iowa Cubs[16] to make room for Starlin Castro. Tracy was designated for assignment by the Cubs.[17] Tracy was released by the Cubs on July 1, 2010.
Tracy signed with the
Tracy signed with the
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
2011
Tracy signed with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan to play the 2011 season.[20]
Washington Nationals
2012–2013
Chad Tracy signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals in the spring of 2012. He showed enough improvement at the plate during spring training to make the club's opening day roster.[21] He was made a member of the Nationals' bench, where he was a productive left-handed bat. In two seasons, he hit .269 in 2012 but declined to just .202 in 2013, his final season for the Nationals.[22]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and retirement
2014
Tracy signed a minor league deal with the
On April 26, Tracy announced his retirement from baseball.Personal life
In 2007, Tracy married Katie Martin.[25] They have four daughters: Ella, Brynn, Leah, and Ruthie.[citation needed] He now coaches a softball team called, Team NC Baylog/Tracy.
References
- ^ "2000 Orleans Cardinals". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "All-Star Game 2000". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "SI.com – 2003 MLB All-Star – Futures Game: Team USA thumbnails – Sunday July 13, 2003 05:16 PM". Sportsillustrated.cnn.com. July 13, 2003. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "MLB Baseball Fielding Statistics and League Leaders – Major League Baseball – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "MLB Baseball Fielding Statistics and League Leaders – Major League Baseball – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "Chad Tracy Stats, News, Photos – Chicago Cubs – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. May 22, 1980. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "Aces' Whitesell Called Up To Arizona Diamondbacks". Kolotv.com. May 6, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ Piecoro, Nick (May 6, 2009). "D-Backs' slow start sparks changes". Azcentral.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ a b "Scout.com: Whitesell Will Be Everyday First Baseman". Eastcarolina.scout.com. May 7, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ Alden Gonzalez. "Qualls looks for opportunities | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Bagnato, Andrew, "Diamondbacks looking for answers in second half" Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, Charleston Daily Mail, 7/16/09, accessed 7/16/09[permanent dead link]
- ^ Gintonio, Jim (July 16, 2009). "Whitesell recalled; Tracy wondering". Azcentral.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ Piecoro, Nick (July 17, 2009). "Piecero, Nick, "Hinch: Whitesell to get bulk of time at 1B"". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ "Source: Chicago Cubs are set to sign infielder Chad Tracy to a minor league contract – ESPN Chicago". Sports.espn.go.com. January 26, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ^ url="Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Muskat, Carrie (2010-06-25). "Cubs activate Ramirez, designate Tracy | cubs.com: News". Chicago.cubs.mlb.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ Cafardo, Nick (2008-07-27). "What if Yankees get Lee? – Extra Bases – Red Sox blog". Boston.com. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
- ^ "The Fish Pond: Tracy signed as free agent". Archived from the original on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Journeyman Chad Tracy signs to play in Japan". 16 November 2010.
- ^ Kilgore, Adam (April 2, 2012). "Stats, scores and schedules". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Chad Tracy 2012 Batting Splits – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "David Freese, Angels reach deal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
- ^ "Angels release Carlos Peña, Chad Tracy, Torrealba". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
- ^ [2][dead link]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)