Troy Tulowitzki, the former member of the Colorado Rockies, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Yankees, announced his retirement yesterday.
The New York Yankee infielder, Troy Tulowitzki, announced his retirement yesterday after spending 13 years in baseball.
Tulowitzki or ‘Tulo” as he was known, became a household name when he helped carry the 2007 Colorado Rockies to the World Series against the Boston Red Sox. Despite being swept by the Red Sox, Tulo finished 2nd in Rookie of the Year race behind Milwaukee Brewers Ryan Braun.
Tulo’s final career slash line is this: .290/.361/.495 with 225 home runs and 780 RBI’s. He was one of the more electric rookies I had ever watched play the game of baseball. He moved quickly up the Rockies’ minor league system, being drafted in 2005 and debuting in 2007.
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He also enjoys being in the company of Babe Ruth, according to MLB, for having 15+ HR and 40+ RBI in single September/October.
Not only was he a great offensive player, but he was also great with the glove, having only committed 91 errors threw his entire career, good enough for a .985 fielding percentage.
Unfortunately being so talented, he was plagued with injuries throughout his entire career with all of his teams, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and the Toronto Blue Jays. He signed with the Yankees back in December after the Blue Jays released him.
The fact that injuries ruined such a promising career, one that seemed destined for Cooperstown is really too bad. He seemed as if he was the heir apparent to replace Jeter as the game’s premier shortstop. Unfortunately, the list of his injuries is about as long as his accomplishments in the game.
As an Arizona Diamondbacks fan, I hated playing the Rockies, because of how good Troy Tulowitzki was and it wasn’t fun watching him play against my team.
I have to give him credit when he was healthy, he was definitely one of the best players to watch in baseball, especially that 2007 rookie year as he led ‘Rocktober’ to get the Rockies to the World Series. Here’s to hoping he can find happiness not playing the game of baseball.