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Chad Tracy
Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 18
Third Baseman
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
debut
April 21, 2004, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
Career statistics
(through 2006)
AVG.291
RBI205
HR55
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Chad Austin Tracy (born May 22, 1980 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball who plays with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He bats left handed and throws right handed.

Tracy compiled a .339 batting average during his career at East Carolina University and was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh round of the 2001 draft.

He starred at 3rd base in El Paso, Texas, as part of the El Paso Diablos. In four minor league seasons, Tracy hit .335 with 24 home runs, 85 doubles and 206 RBI in 337 games. In 2002, he was selected to participate in the Futures Game during the All-Star break as the starting third baseman on the U.S. squad.

Tracy made his major league debut with Arizona in 2004. He finished his rookie season with a .285 average, eight home runs, 53 RBI, and a .343 on base percentage in 143 games.

In 2005, Tracy had a breakout season as he batted .301 with 27 home runs and 72 RBI.

Tracy's numbers dipped slightly in the 2006 season. He batted .281 with only 20 homers and 80 RBI. His slugging percentage went down over 100 points from his 2005 total going from .553 to .451. His 129 strikeouts went up significantly as they nearly doubled his 2005 total.

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