Donald Hassett Lucy (born August 8, 1982) is a former

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. During his career, he appeared on three brief stints with the

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High School and College

Donny attended

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. He was named the 2001

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Male Athlete of the Year. He was a catcher and an

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and was a

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and a

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. After graduating from

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, he attended

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. In 2002 and 2003, he played

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with the

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of the

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. In his junior year, he was All-Pac-10 when he hit .313 with 12

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s and 47 RBIs in 56 games. After his junior year, he was selected by the

in the 2nd round (59th overall) in the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft.

Professional career

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 , he played for the Single-A

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. In , he began playing for the High Single-A

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. After 97 games in which he hit .262, he was promoted to the Double-A

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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

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. Lucy made the White Sox opening day roster for the 2010 season after backup catcher Ramón Castro bruised his heel in a spring training game and was placed on the DL. Lucy hit his first home run, a solo shot, on April 15, 2010 off

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starting pitcher

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. It was also his first run batted in. On May 3, 2010 Donny was optioned to the White Sox Triple-A team, Charlotte Knights, due to Ramon Castro being activated from the 15-day disabled list. On November 5, 2010, Donny was granted free agency. During the 2010-2011 offseason, Lucy signed a minor league contract with the White Sox. On August 16, 2011, Donny was called back up to the White Sox. On December 16, Donny Lucy announced his retirement from Major League Baseball.

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