Troy Tulowitzki
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Tulowitzki with the Toronto Blue Jays
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| Toronto Blue Jays – No. 2 | |||
| Shortstop | |||
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Born: October 10, 1984 Santa Clara, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 30, 2006, for the Colorado Rockies | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .292 | ||
| Hits | 1,329 | ||
| Home runs | 217 | ||
| Runs batted in | 753 | ||
| On-base plus slugging | .865 | ||
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| Men's baseball | ||
| Representing United States | ||
| World University Championship | ||
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2004 Tainan | Team |
Troy Trevor Tulowitzki (born October 10, 1984), nicknamed "Tulo", is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Colorado Rockies.
After a standout college baseball career for California State University, Long Beach, the Rockies selected Tulowitzki with the seventh overall selection of the 2005 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut the following year. Tulowitzki is a five-time MLB All-Star, a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner.
Tulowitzki's arm, range and instincts at shortstop are highly regarded. Furthermore, his size, ability and leadership skills have garnered him comparisons to Cal Ripken, Jr., Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter.
Tulowitzki graduated from Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California. He earned four varsity letters in baseball and two in basketball. He was twice named second team All-State in baseball, and was a 3-time team Most Valuable Player. As a junior, Tulowitzki had a batting average of .536. He also went 15–1 on the mound. As a senior, he batted .519 with 6 home runs. In basketball, Tulowitzki won league MVP, and was second team All-State and team MVP, averaging 22.6 points per game during his senior year. He was named Fremont High Athlete of the Year in 2002.
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