Tracy Michael Woodson was a Major League Baseball

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 player from 1987 to 1989 and 1992 to 1993.

Over his five-year career he played with the Los Angeles Dodgers

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 and the St. Louis Cardinals

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. Woodson was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers team that won the 1988 World Series

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. Notably, on September 16 of that year, he was the 27th and final out in Cincinnati Reds

Cincinnati Reds

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 left-hander Tom Browning's

Tom Browning

Thomas Leo Browning is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched for the Cincinnati Reds and the Kansas City Royals...

 perfect game

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. Woodson pinch-hit for Dodgers right-hander Tim Belcher

Tim Belcher

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Since his retirement from professional baseball Tracy Woodson has become a well-respected college basketball referee, working in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

In 2006, he was named the head baseball coach at Valparaiso University

Valparaiso University

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His son, Tracy Michael Woodson Jr. the Third, is following in his father's athletic footsteps and is currently playing tennis at Valparaiso University.

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