Sean Tracey

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**Sean Tracey**
Major League Baseball debut
Baltimore Orioles — No. 50
Starting Pitcher
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
June 8, 2006 for the Chicago White Sox

Sean Patrick Tracey (born November 14, 1980, in Upland, California) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles ball club. He is an alumnus of the University of California, Irvine.

1 College Baseball Career
2 Minor League Career
3 Major League Debut
4 Controversy
5 External links

[edit] College Baseball Career

Tracey played college ball for the University of California, Irvine. His college career stats:

Year	Team	Win/Loss	ERA	Games	Games Started	Innings	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Home Runs	Walks	Strikeouts
2002	University of California, Irvine	8-7	4.50	19	17	106.0	101	67	53	4	44	96

[edit] Minor League Career

Sean Tracey was selected by Chicago White Sox in 8th Round (240th overall) of 2002 amateur entry draft. His minor-league career stats as of July 4, 2006:

Year	Team	Win/Loss	ERA	Games	Games Started	Innings	Hits	Runs	Earned Runs	Home Runs	Walks	Strikeouts
2002	R-White Sox	5-2	3.02	13	12	65.2	57	27	22	4	19	50
2003	R-Great Falls	2-7	9.50	14	9	41.2	51	54	44	4	46	28
2004	A-Winston-Salem	9-8	2.73	27	27	148.1	108	60	45	5	69	130
2005	AA-Birmingham	14-6	4.07	28	28	163.2	154	80	74	13	76	106
2006	AAA-Charlotte	6-4	3.14	19	11	83.0	61	32	29	8	46	66

[edit] Major League Debut

Tracey made his Major League Baseball debut with the Chicago White Sox on June 8, 2006, against the Detroit Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. In his debut, Tracey pitched two innings and surrendered 1 hit and no runs while striking out two.

[edit] Controversy

Tracey was involved in a controversial situation on June 14, 2006. With the White Sox down by 8 runs, manager Ozzie Guillen brought in Tracey to face Texas Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock in retaliation for White Sox C A.J. Pierzynski being hit by pitches in his first two at-bats. After ignoring a sign from Guillen to hit Blalock with the pitch, Guillen removed Tracey from the game, despite Tracey retiring Blalock. Guillen verbally berated Tracey in the dugout. Tracey was demoted to the White Sox Triple-A minor league affiliate the next day because the White Sox had already acquired another pitcher in an unrelated trade.