Troy Tulowitzki All-Star Selection
Five-time All-Star shortstop known for elite defense and power hitting.
Troy Trevor Tulowitzki (born October 10, 1984), nicknamed "Tulo", is an American professional baseball coach and former shortstop who played 13 seasons in MLB, primarily with the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time MLB All-Star.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Shortstop
- Primary franchise
- Colorado Rockies (2007–2016)
- Draft
- 2005 MLB Draft, 1st round (12th overall pick)
- All-star selections (rockies era)
- 2010, 2011
- Gold glove awards
- 3 (2009, 2010, 2011)
- Nickname
- "Tulowitz"; "Tulo"
Lore & Background
Tulowitzki was selected by the Rockies with the seventh overall pick in the 2005 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2006. He is a two-time Gold Glove Award winner and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner. The Rockies traded him to the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015. He missed most of 2017 and all of 2018 with injuries, was released by the Blue Jays after 2018, signed with the New York Yankees in 2019, and retired in late July 2019. He was inducted into the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame in 2024.
Reader's Guide
Tulowitzki's arm, range and instincts at shortstop were highly regarded. He was compared to Cal Ripken Jr., Alex Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter. He was known as injury-prone, playing over 140 games only three times and missing at least 30 games in several seasons.
Did You Know?
- Tulowitzki turned the 13th unassisted triple play in MLB history on April 29, 2007.
- He set an MLB single-season record for fielding percentage by a rookie shortstop (.987) in 2007.
- He set an MLB single-season record for RBIs by a rookie shortstop (99) in 2007.
- He hit 24 home runs as a rookie in 2007, setting the NL rookie shortstop record.
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