Donny Lucy
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| Chicago White Sox — No. 55 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: August 8, 1982 Escondido, California |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| September 5, 2007 for the Chicago White Sox | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) |
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| Batting average | .200 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
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Donald Hassett Lucy (born August 8, 1982, in Escondido, California) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Chicago White Sox.
Donny attended Fallbrook Union High School in San Diego, California. He was named the 2001 San Diego County Male Athlete of the Year. He was a catcher and an infielder in baseball and was a running back and a linebacker in football. After graduating from high school, he attended Stanford University. In his junior year, he was All-Pac 10 when he hit .313 with 12 home runs and 47 RBIs in 56 games. After his junior year, he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round (59th overall) in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft.
He began his professional career for the White Sox with the White Sox Rookie League in 2004. He hit .239 in 50 games at the rookie level. In 2005, he played for the Single-A Kannapolis Intimidators. In 2006, he began playing for the High Single-A Winston-Salem Warthogs. After 97 games in which he hit .262, he was promoted to the Double-A Birmingham Barons on August 13. He played in 18 games at the Double-A level in which he batted .283.
Donny played at the Double-A and Triple-A level in 2007. He was promoted to the majors on September 1, when rosters expanded.
On September 5, 2007, Lucy made his major league debut when he started behind the plate. He got his first major league hit, which was a single, off Detroit Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers.
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