Troy Tulowitzki
| Birthdate | 10/10/1984 |
| Death Date | |
| Debut Year | 2006 |
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| Teams | Blue Jays, Rockies, Yankees |
| Position | Shortstop |
Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki received MVP votes in six different seasons; he has five all star rings, two Silver Sluggers and two Gold Gloves.
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Few shortstops in the history of the game were as good as Troy Tulowitzki at his peak
Few shortstops in the history of the game were as good as Troy Tulowitzki at his peak
Troy Tulowitzki burst onto the baseball scene by hitting 24 homers with 99 RBI in his rookie season. He finished second in Rookie of the Year Award balloting in one of the tightest races in history. Ryan Braun earned the honor with 128 votes with Tulowitzki one his heels at 126.
The shortstop earned consideration in MVP voting in all but one of the seasons in which he played at least 102 games. Tolu put it all together from 2009-2011 when he hit .304 while averaging 31 doubles, 30 homers, and 97 RBI per season. He finished in the top 10 in MVP voting each year, twice getting in the top 5.
An All Star in ’09 and ’10, Tulowitzki earned both the Silver Slugger and the Gold Glove awards in 2010 and 2011. In 2012 injuries limited Tulowitzki to just 41 games.
The following season he bounced back with 25 homers and a .312 average. He started the 2014 campaign as the April Player of the Month. In May he recorded his 1,000th career hit against the Mets. Tulowitzki was hot. Then a July hip injury halted his season after 91 games. Tulowitzki ended with a .340 average, 40 extra-base hits, 21 homers, and 58 RBI.
Though Tulowitzki was an All Star in 2015, injuries mounted to dash his Cooperstown hopes. In 2017 leg and ankle injuries limited him him to just 66 games. In Spring of ’18 he battled bone spurs that required season-ending surgery. Tulowitzki played in just five games in 2019 before walking away for good.
In the collection is the receipt Tulowitzki signed when he received his All Star ring for the 2011 Mid Summer Classic. Tulo’s NL squad beat the Junior Circuit 5-1 behind a three-run homer by the game’s MVP Prince Fielder.
For the season Tulowitzki hit .302 with 30 homers and a career-high 105 RBI. Tulo had a high peak but persistent injuries left baseball fans to wonder what might’ve been.
