Andy Tracy
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| Philadelphia Phillies — No. 64 | |
| First Baseman | |
| Born: December 11, 1973 | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 25, 2000 for the Montreal Expos | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .224 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| Runs batted in | 41 |
| Teams | |
Andrew Michael Tracy (born December 11, 1973 in Bowling Green, Ohio) is a Major League Baseball first baseman. He is an alumnus of Bowling Green State University.
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 16th round of the 1996 MLB amateur draft, Tracy would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Montreal Expos on April 25, 2000. Although still active in professional baseball, Tracy has not appeared at the Major League level since October 3, 2004.
After making his debut for the Expos at the beginning of the 2000, Tracy would compile what would become a career high .260 batting average with 11 home runs and 32 RBI. Tracy split time backing up Expos starting first baseman Lee Stevens and starting third baseman Michael Barrett.
Tracy entered spring training of the 2001 competing for the starting third base position. The position was vacated when Barrett moved to the catcher position. Tracy competed with Geoff Blum, Fernando Tatis, Mike Mordecai, and Ryan Minor 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 New York Mets on March 27, 2002.
Tracy would not appear at the major league level again until the 2004 season. He spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons in the minor league systems of the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies, respectively. Tracy would resurface at the major league level in 2004, appearing in 15 games for the Rockies, serving primarily as a pinch hitter. A .188 batting average with no home runs and one RBI was Tracy's offensive results by season's end.
Tracy would begin the 2005 season playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Triple-A affiliate of the Rockies. Midway through the season he would leave the Rockies organization and finish the season playing for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese Pacific League. The 2006 and 2007 seasons saw Tracy return to playing in the minor league systems of MLB's Baltimore Orioles and New York Mets, with no appearances in the majors.
Tracy was invited to attend spring training with the Philadelphia Phillies as a non-roster invitee prior to the 2008 season, but was assigned to minor league camp on March 9, 2008.
