Andrew Michael Tracy (born December 11, 1973) is an American former

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(MLB)

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who played for the

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, and

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between 2000 and 2009. He is the manager for the

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Amateur career

A native of

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, Tracy attended Bowling Green High School and

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. In 1994, he played

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with the

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of the

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Professional career

Montreal Expos

Drafted by the

in the 16th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft, Tracy made his Major League Baseball debut with the Expos on April 25, . Tracy compiled what would become a career high .260

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with 11

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s and 32 RBI in 2000. Tracy split time backing up Expos starting first baseman

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and starting

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Michael Barrett. Tracy entered

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of competing for the starting third base position. The position was vacated when Barrett moved to the

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position. Tracy competed with

Geoff Blum Geoffrey Edward Blum (born April 26, 1973) is an American former professional baseball infielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox and Arizona D ...

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, and

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for the position, which ultimately went to Blum. After compiling a mere .109 batting average with 2 home runs and 8 RBI throughout the season, Tracy was selected off waivers from the Expos by the

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on March 27, .

Colorado Rockies

Tracy would not appear at the MLB level again until the season. He spent the 2002 and seasons in the minor league systems of the New York Mets and

, respectively. Tracy returned to the majors in 2004, appearing in 15 games for the Rockies, serving primarily as a

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. A .188 batting average with no home runs and one RBI was Tracy's offensive result by season's end. Tracy began the season playing for the

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, the Triple-AAA affiliate of the Rockies.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Midway through the season he left the Rockies organization and finished the campaign playing for the

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of the Japanese Pacific League. The and seasons saw Tracy return to playing in the minor league systems of MLB's

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and New York Mets, with no appearances in the majors.

Philadelphia Phillies

Tracy was invited to attend Spring Training with the Philadelphia Phillies as a

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prior to the season, but was assigned to minor league camp on March 9, 2008. Tracy was assigned to the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the

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, in

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until his call up to Philadelphia on August 23, . Before his call-up Tracy had not appeared at the MLB level since October 3, 2004. Tracy was designated for assignment on August 27 and was outrighted to the minors, but returned when the rosters expanded on September 1. He broke his hand, while playing for the Philadelphia Phillies, late in 2008 as a result of a line drive which ended his season. The Phillies announced on September 9, 2009, that they would be releasing veteran pitcher Rodrigo López to make room on the roster for Tracy. The Phillies would win the

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and the National League pennant in

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. Though Tracy was not an active member of the postseason roster in either season, he did accompany the club throughout the playoffs. On August 5, 2010, it was announced that Tracy would be pulled from the IronPigs line up and benched to allow Matt Rizzotti to become the everyday first baseman after he was very successful for the

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. According to Matt Eddy of baseballamerica.com, Tracy became a free agent after the 2010 season ended. Tracy signed a minor league contract with the

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on December 25, 2010, and was invited to 2011 Spring Training.

Coaching career

After the 2011 season, Tracy retired and was named manager of the

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, the Phillies class A farm team. Tracy spent seven years as a hitting coach and manager in the Phillies minor league system before being announced as the hitting coach for the

in 2019 and becoming their manager in 2021. As of the 2024 season, he is still managing the team.

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