Matt Tracy
Matt Tracy | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: St. Louis, Missouri | November 26, 1988|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 11, 2015, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 11, 2015, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 1 |
Teams | |
Matthew J. Tracy (born November 26, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. In 2020, Tracy joined the Toronto Blue Jays organization as a coach.
Playing career[]
New York Yankees[]
Tracy played college baseball at the University of Mississippi for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2008 to 2011. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 43rd round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and returned to Ole Miss for his senior season.
Tracy was then drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.[1] He signed with the Yankees and made his professional debut that season with the Staten Island Yankees. Tracy pitched 2012 with the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and also made one start with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees of the Class AAA International League. He pitched 2013 with the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League.[2] Tracy started 2014 back with Trenton and was promoted to the RailRiders in July.[3]
The Yankees promoted Tracy to the major leagues on April 11, 2015, and he pitched two innings against the Boston Red Sox, yielding three unearned runs.[4] Tracy was designated for assignment the next day,[5] and claimed off of waivers by the Marlins on April 18. The Marlins assigned Tracy to the New Orleans Zephyrs of the International League.[6] He was then designated for assignment by the Marlins on April 21 and claimed by the Yankees the next day.[7] The Yankees outrighted him off of the 40-man roster after he cleared waivers on June 4.[8]
Miami Marlins[]
On June 19, 2016, the Miami Marlins and Tracy agreed on a Minor League deal. On November 7, 2016, Tracy elected free agency.
Minnesota Twins[]
On January 6, 2017, he signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
Toronto Blue Jays[]
On February 25, 2018, Tracy signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.[9] He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.
Coaching[]
In January 2020, Tracy joined the Blue Jays organization as a pitching coach for the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays.
References[]
- ^ "Goforth, Tracy Selected In Day Three Of MLB Draft". olemisssports.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Thunders Matt Tracy ready for first start". trentonian.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Thunder go into All-Star break on sour note". trentonian.com. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ Hoch, Bryan (April 11, 2015). "Yankees option Shreve to get relief help after marathon". MLB.com. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ "Yankees sign Kyle Davies, designate Matt Tracy". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ^ Mike Axisa. "Yanks outright Joel De La Cruz, lose Matt Tracy to Marlins on waivers". River Avenue Blues. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Yankees claim LHP Matt Tracy; send him back to Scranton/WB – The LoHud Yankees Blog". The LoHud Yankees Blog. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Yankees open 40-man spot; outright Tracy to Triple-A – The LoHud Yankees Blog". The LoHud Yankees Blog. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
- ^ "Matt Tracy Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Ole Miss Rebels bio
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Baseball players from St. Louis
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Yankees players
- Ole Miss Rebels baseball players
- Staten Island Yankees players
- Tampa Yankees players
- Trenton Thunder players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players
- Jupiter Hammerheads players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- Bravos de Margarita players
- American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Chattanooga Lookouts players
- Rochester Red Wings players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Gulf Coast Twins players
- Gulf Coast Blue Jays players