Sean Patrick Tracey (born November 14, 1980) is a former American professional

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right-handed

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. He appeared in seven games with the

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in 2006, all as a

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College

Tracey played both football and baseball in his first year at

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in Glendora, California. In baseball, he earned All-American honors his second baseball season at Citrus.

Minor leagues

Tracey was selected by

in the 8th round (240th overall) of

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.Sean Tracey page at Baseball-Reference
/ref> He made his professional debut that season in rookie ball with the

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of the

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.Sean Tracey page at Minors@Baseball-Reference
/ref> Over the next four seasons, he worked his way up through the White Sox organization, reaching triple-A in with the

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Major league debut

Tracey made his

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debut with the White Sox on June 8, 2006, against the

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at U.S. Cellular Field in

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. In his debut, Tracey pitched two

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s and surrendered 1 hit and no runs while striking out two. He appeared in seven games for Chicago, all in relief. Tracey was involved in a controversial situation on June 14, 2006. With the White Sox down by 8 runs, manager

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brought in Tracey to face Texas Rangers third baseman

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in retaliation for White Sox

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being hit by pitches in his first two at-bats, which the second hit by pitch was an off speed pitch. After attempting to hit Blalock and missing, Guillen removed Tracey from the game, despite Tracey retiring Blalock. Guillen verbally berated Tracey in the dugout. After the game Guillen told his side of the story to the media about his actions during the game. Tracey responded to the media with "No comment" and was demoted to the White Sox Triple-A affiliate, the

, the next day because the White Sox had already acquired another pitcher in an unrelated trade, however the new acquisition was represented by his same sports management group. Tracey signed with the

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of the

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for the 2013 season. He played with the club in the 2014 and 2015 seasons as well.

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