56 Facts About Troy Tulowitzki

Troy Tulowitzki played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.

Troy Tulowitzki is a five-time MLB All-Star, a two-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a two-time Silver Slugger Award winner.

Troy Tulowitzki missed most of the 2017 season and all of the 2018 season with injuries, and the Blue Jays released him after the 2018 season.

Troy Tulowitzki graduated from Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California.

Troy Tulowitzki earned four varsity letters in baseball and two in basketball.

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Troy Tulowitzki was twice named second team All-State in baseball, and was a three-time team most valuable player.

In basketball, Troy Tulowitzki won league MVP, and was second team All-State and team MVP, averaging 22.

Troy Tulowitzki was named Fremont High Athlete of the Year in 2002.

Troy Tulowitzki accumulated 31 multi-hit games in his collegiate career.

Troy Tulowitzki was a two-time All-Big West selection and a two-time All-Regional Tournament selection, earning Most Outstanding Player honors in 2004.

Troy Tulowitzki made his professional debut with the Modesto Nuts of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2005, and batted.

In 2006, Troy Tulowitzki played for the Tulsa Drillers of the Class AA Texas League.

Troy Tulowitzki made his major league debut that day against the New York Mets.

Troy Tulowitzki had four at-bats and went hitless with three strikeouts.

Troy Tulowitzki made it to the big leagues after playing just 126 minor league games.

Troy Tulowitzki entered spring training prior to the 2007 season competing with incumbent Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes for the starting role.

Troy Tulowitzki was a major contributor in the Rockies' MLB-record.

Troy Tulowitzki did win the Fielding Bible Award at shortstop, which is awarded to the shortstop who a panel of national sports writers, scouts, and sports radio talk show hosts view as the best defensive shortstop in Major League Baseball.

On September 10,2007, Troy Tulowitzki hit his 20th home run of the season, which set the record for most home runs in a single season by a National League rookie shortstop.

Troy Tulowitzki set an MLB-single season record in RBIs for a rookie shortstop.

Troy Tulowitzki was third behind Braun and Chris Young in home runs and extra base hits, and tied for ninth in stolen bases.

Troy Tulowitzki tied Young, Rajai Davis and Norris Hopper for the lead among all NL rookies in caught stealing, was second to Carlos Ruiz in grounding into double plays and second behind Young in strikeouts.

Troy Tulowitzki came in second in the race for National League Rookie of the Year.

Troy Tulowitzki lost to Braun in the vote for the 2007 NL Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award, which was voted on by 488 major league players and 30 managers.

Troy Tulowitzki lost out to Braun for the 2007 Baseball America Rookie of the Year Award, in the vote for the 2007 Players Choice NL Most Outstanding Rookie by their fellow major league players, Fans voted Tulowitzki the This Year in Baseball Rookie of the Year, with 27.

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Troy Tulowitzki was selected to the 2007 Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.

On October 1,2007, in the one-game Wild Card tie-breaker against the San Diego Padres, Troy Tulowitzki went 4-for-7 with three extra-base hits and scored the tying run in the bottom of the 13th inning.

On January 23,2008, Troy Tulowitzki signed a six-year, $31-million contract extension with the Rockies.

The injury occurred in the bottom of the seventh inning when Troy Tulowitzki slammed a maple bat into the ground in frustration.

Troy Tulowitzki recorded a career-high five hits during the game, as he went 5-for-5 with one RBI.

Troy Tulowitzki had a career-high seven RBIs, which tied for the third-most RBIs in MLB history in a game for a player who hit for the cycle.

Troy Tulowitzki became the fifth Rockies player to hit for the cycle.

Troy Tulowitzki was the second player in MLB history to hit for the cycle and record an unassisted triple play in a career.

Troy Tulowitzki finished fifth in voting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America for National League MVP.

On July 4,2010, Troy Tulowitzki was one of two Rockies, along with starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez, selected as a National League All-Star to play in the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Troy Tulowitzki placed fifth in voting for National League MVP for the second consecutive season.

Troy Tulowitzki picked up his first Silver Slugger Award for his offensive prowess.

Troy Tulowitzki earned his second Fielding Bible Award and first Gold Glove at shortstop.

On November 29,2010, Troy Tulowitzki agreed to sign a six-year extension on top of the three years, with a fourth option year, remaining on his contract.

Troy Tulowitzki was elected by his fellow players as a National League reserve for the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona, but after an injury to starter Jose Reyes, Troy Tulowitzki became the NL's starting shortstop.

Troy Tulowitzki had one hit during the game, which was a single.

Troy Tulowitzki won his second consecutive Fielding Bible Award, as the best fielding shortstop in MLB.

Troy Tulowitzki received his second consecutive Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Award.

Troy Tulowitzki was placed on the 15-day disabled list and missed 25 games.

Troy Tulowitzki made his fifth All-Star team in 2015 as a replacement for the injured Dee Gordon.

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On July 28,2015, Tulowitzki was traded, along with teammate LaTroy Hawkins, to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jose Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro and Jesus Tinoco.

Troy Tulowitzki returned to the lineup shortly before the end of the season after missing 18 games, and in total, appeared in 41 games for the Blue Jays in 2015, batting.

Troy Tulowitzki played in all 5 games of the 2015 American League Division Series, batting.

On May 13,2016, Troy Tulowitzki hit his 200th career home run in a win over the Texas Rangers.

Troy Tulowitzki was placed on the 10-day disabled list on April 22,2017 after suffering a hamstring injury.

Troy Tulowitzki did not appear in any spring training games, and was placed on the 60-day disabled list to begin the year.

On January 4,2019, Troy Tulowitzki signed a one-year contract with the New York Yankees.

Troy Tulowitzki won the starting shortstop job with Didi Gregorius injured for the start of the season.

Troy Tulowitzki hit his first home run as a Yankee and his last professional home run, a solo shot in the bottom of the 9th inning, against Baltimore Orioles' and former Yankees left-handed reliever Richard Bleier on March 30,2019.

Troy Tulowitzki is of Polish descent, Troy Tulowitzki has a sister, Tiffany, who plays softball, and a brother, Tyler, who played baseball for San Francisco State University.

In November 2009, Troy Tulowitzki married his high school sweetheart, Danyll Gammon, in Portola Valley, California.