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During the 2006 season, Jim was named to National League Manager Phil Garners coaching staff for the All-Star Game; played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on July 11. He began the All-Star Game coaching at first base, but also coached third base during the contest before assisting on the bench.

Prior to joining the Pirates, Tracy spent five years as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. In that time, he recorded a 427-383 (.527) regular season record while guiding the club to a 93-69 record and a first-place finish in 2004 (the Cardinals defeated the Dodgers, three-games-to-one, in the N.L. Division Series). For his efforts in 2004, Tracy finished third in the Manager-of-the-Year balloting behind Atlanta's Bobby Cox and St. Louis' Tony La Russa.

In his first year as a major league skipper, Tracy led the Dodgers to an 86-76 record and a third-place finish despite having to use the disabled list 20 times with players missing over a combined 600 games. During the 2001 season, the Dodgers had at least a share of first place for 39 days and never trailed by more than 7.5 games.

In 2002, the Dodgers were one of three major league teams to register 90 or more victories and not qualify for the post season, joining the Boston Red Sox (93) and Seattle Mariners (93) with that distinction. During the season, Tracy and Montreal manager Frank Robinson served as coaches for the National League squad at the 73rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 9 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. With his participation in the All-Star Game, Jim became the first Dodgers manager since Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda in 1993 to be named an All-Star coach.

During the 2003 campaign, Tracy won his 200th career game on May 16 vs. Florida and guided the Dodgers to an 85-77 record and a second place finish in the West Division race. He picked up career win #300 on June 20, 2004 vs. New York (AL) and earned his 400th victory on July 22, 2005 vs. New York (NL).

Tracy became the 24th manager in Dodgers franchise history when he was named to the post on November 1, 2000. He served as interim manager from July 16-19, 2000 while former manager Davey Johnson was ill, and guided the Dodgers to a 3-1 record (those victories, by MLB rules, are credited to Johnson). Before being named manager of the Dodgers, Tracy served as the clubs Bench Coach and coordinator of all on-field activities during spring training in 1999 and 2000.

Prior to joining the Dodgers, Jim served as Bench Coach for four seasons under Montreal Expos manager Felipe Alou (1995-1998). He also posted a 501-486 (.508) record in seven seasons as a minor league manager with Peoria (1987-88), Chattanooga (1989-1991), Harrisburg (1993) and Ottawa (1994). Tracy won the Eastern League title and was named Manager-of-the-Year after guiding Harrisburg (Expos AA) to a 94-44 record in 1993. The Senators were also named Minor League Team-of-the-Year by Baseball America. He also worked for the Reds as their Minor League Field Coordinator in 1992.

Originally selected by the Cubs in the fourth round of the 1977 January First-Year Player Draft, Tracy made his professional playing debut with Pompano Beach in 1977. After winning the Texas League batting title with a .355 average for Midland in 1979, he made his major league debut with the Cubs in 1980 and batted .249 (46-for-185) with three home runs and 14 RBI in parts of two big-league seasons with Chicago (1980-81). Jim made his big-league debut as a pinch hitter on 7/21/80 and singled off San Franciscos Ed Whitson for his first major league hit the following day. He hit all three of his big league home runs at Wrigley Field, connecting off Philadelphias Dick Ruthven on 9/21/80, Montreals Bill Gullickson on 9/25/80 and Pittsburghs Jim Bibby on 9/27/80. Tracy also played two years in Japan (1983-84) before retiring as a player following a brief stint with Tucson in 1984.

Personal:
James Edwin Tracy...Wifes name is Debra...Has three sons; Brian (12/22/83), Chad (7/4/85) and Mark (1/1/88)...Is a 1974 graduate of Badin High School in Hamilton, OH, where he played football, basketball and baseball...Is a member of that schools sports Hall of Fame...Attended Marietta (OH) College and batted .325 as a freshman in 1975 to help squad reach the Ohio Conference and NCAA Division II Mideast Regional Championships and a second-place finish in the NCAA Division II World Series...Hit .411 and was an NCAA Division III All-American selection as a sophomore in 1976...Is also a member of the Marietta College Sports Hall of Fame, along with former Pirates Kent Tekulve and Terry Mulholland...Received the schools Distinguished Alumnus Award during the 2003 off-season...His father, Jim Sr., played minor league baseball for the Phillies and Giants from 1948-1951...His son, Brian, was selected by the Dodgers in the 21st round of the 2002 June draft, but chose to play baseball at UC Santa Barbara...His son, Chad, completed his baseball career at Pepperdine University and was selected by Texas in the third round of the 2006 June draft...His youngest son, Mark, is in his first year at Pepperdine, where he is also playing baseball.