Troy Tulowitzki

Troy Trevor Tulowitzki (born October 10, 1984), nicknamed Tulo, is a Major League Baseball shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.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.

Baseball America rated him as having the top arm and as the best defensive shortstop in the Big West Conference. Tulowitzki was a two-time All-Big West selection (second team in 2003 and first team in 2004) and a two-time All-Regional Tournament selection, earning Most Outstanding Player (MOP) honors in 2004. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies, with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft.

Tulowitzki made his Major League Baseball debut with the Rockies on August 30, 2006, against the New York Mets. He had four at bats and went hitless with three strikeouts. Tulowitzki made it to the big leagues after playing just 126 minor league games. He collected his first Major League hit, an infield single off of Óliver Pérez of the Mets, in a 8–4 home win over New York on August 31, 2006. He posted a .240 batting average with one home run and six RBIs in 25 games during the 2006 season.

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Tulowitzki finished the 2010 season leading all MLB shortstops in home runs (27), RBI (95), batting average (.315), on-base percentage (.381), slugging percentage (.568) and on-base plus slugging percentage (.949). He placed fifth in voting for National League MVP for the second consecutive season. Tulowitzki picked up his first Silver Slugger Award for his offensive prowess.On the defensive side, he had the best fielding percentage (.984) and range factor (5.06) among all shortstops in the National League.

Tulowitzki's walk-up music to begin the season was Katy Perry's "Firework," which was chosen by fans in an online poll. However, he switched to Justin Bieber's "Baby" (another selection on the poll) after starting out in a 0-8 slump. As of July 9, Tulo is hitting .271, with 17 homers, and 57 RBI, with 44 runs scored and 6 SB. Tulowitzki was elected by his fellow players as a reserve for the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona, but after an injury to elected starter Jose Reyes, Tulowitzki was selected to serve as the National League's starting shortstop.