Major League Baseball’s veteran superstar shortstop, Troy Tulowitzki, announced his retirement from professional baseball as a player on Thursday, July 25th, 2019. His career was definitely cut short due to a number of injuries over the last several years. From his statements it seems as if he will pursue opportunities to stay involved with the game of baseball possibly as a coach.
Tulowitzki played for three teams throughout his baseball career as an MLB ball player. He started his career and played for ten years with the Colorado Rockies (2006 – 2015). He was then traded to the Toronto Blue Jays where he excelled there from 2015 – 2017. He did not play in 2018 as he had and was recovering from surgery. This season he played for the New York Yankees, but due to injury he only saw action in 5 games.
Injuries:
The last three seasons, Tulowitzki dealt with multiple injuries that had him sidelined the majority of the time. In 2017, he only played in 66 games as he had a serious ankle injury in which there was major ligament damage. During spring training of 2018, he was immediately put on the disabled list (DL) for bone spurs, and he had surgery on both of his heels causing him to miss out on the entire 2018 MLB season.
In 2019, he played only 5 games with the New York Yankees due to a left calf sprain. With the amount and severity of all of these health issues Troy Tulowitzki decided it was time to retire from the game of baseball as a player. Although his career was cut short, he did have a very nice playing career over his 13 years as a professional ball player.
Career Accomplishments and Awards:
Tulowitzki was selected to the Major League Baseball All Star Team five times (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015). He won the Gold Glove Award twice (2010, 2011), and he won the Silver Slugger Award two times as well (2010, 2011). In 2007 with the Colorado Rockies he turned an extremely rare unassisted triple play. Troy holds the MLB record for the highest career fielding percentage as a shortstop with a career fielding percentage of .985.
Career Batting Statistics:
Year |
Tm |
G |
PA |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
BB |
SO |
BA |
OBP |
SLG |
OPS |
HBP |
SH |
SF |
2006 |
25 |
108 |
96 |
15 |
23 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
25 |
.240 |
.318 |
.292 |
.609 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
2007 |
155 |
682 |
609 |
104 |
177 |
33 |
5 |
24 |
99 |
7 |
57 |
130 |
.291 |
.359 |
.479 |
.838 |
9 |
5 |
2 |
|
2008 |
101 |
421 |
377 |
48 |
99 |
24 |
2 |
8 |
46 |
1 |
38 |
56 |
.263 |
.332 |
.401 |
.732 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
2009 |
151 |
628 |
543 |
101 |
161 |
25 |
9 |
32 |
92 |
20 |
73 |
112 |
.297 |
.377 |
.552 |
.930 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
2010 |
122 |
529 |
470 |
89 |
148 |
32 |
3 |
27 |
95 |
11 |
48 |
78 |
.315 |
.381 |
.568 |
.949 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
|
2011 |
143 |
606 |
537 |
81 |
162 |
36 |
2 |
30 |
105 |
9 |
59 |
79 |
.302 |
.372 |
.544 |
.916 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
2012 |
47 |
203 |
181 |
33 |
52 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
27 |
2 |
19 |
19 |
.287 |
.360 |
.486 |
.846 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
2013 |
126 |
512 |
446 |
72 |
139 |
27 |
0 |
25 |
82 |
1 |
57 |
85 |
.312 |
.391 |
.540 |
.931 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
2014 |
91 |
375 |
315 |
71 |
107 |
18 |
1 |
21 |
52 |
1 |
50 |
57 |
.340 |
.432 |
.603 |
1.035 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
|
2015 |
TOT |
128 |
534 |
486 |
77 |
136 |
27 |
0 |
17 |
70 |
1 |
38 |
114 |
.280 |
.337 |
.440 |
.777 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2015 |
87 |
351 |
323 |
46 |
97 |
19 |
0 |
12 |
53 |
0 |
24 |
72 |
.300 |
.348 |
.471 |
.818 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
2015 |
41 |
183 |
163 |
31 |
39 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
1 |
14 |
42 |
.239 |
.317 |
.380 |
.697 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
2016 |
131 |
544 |
492 |
54 |
125 |
21 |
0 |
24 |
79 |
1 |
43 |
101 |
.254 |
.318 |
.443 |
.761 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
2017 |
66 |
260 |
241 |
16 |
60 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
26 |
0 |
17 |
40 |
.249 |
.300 |
.378 |
.678 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2019 |
5 |
13 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
.182 |
.308 |
.545 |
.853 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career Fielding Statistics:
Year |
Tm |
G |
GS |
CG |
Inn |
Ch |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
Fld% |
Rtot |
Rdrs |
Rtot/yr |
Rdrs/yr |
lgFld% |
2006 |
25 |
23 |
23 |
220.1 |
118 |
47 |
69 |
2 |
25 |
.983 |
-3 |
-3 |
-18 |
-16 |
.972 |
|
2007 |
155 |
155 |
143 |
1375.0 |
834 |
262 |
561 |
11 |
114 |
.987 |
20 |
31 |
17 |
27 |
.975 |
|
2008 |
101 |
97 |
89 |
863.1 |
509 |
190 |
311 |
8 |
70 |
.984 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
.976 |
|
2009 |
151 |
148 |
134 |
1294.0 |
657 |
215 |
433 |
9 |
89 |
.986 |
13 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
.974 |
|
2010 |
122 |
122 |
113 |
1065.0 |
609 |
211 |
388 |
10 |
103 |
.984 |
12 |
19 |
13 |
22 |
.971 |
|
2011 |
140 |
140 |
121 |
1208.1 |
684 |
261 |
417 |
6 |
98 |
.991 |
14 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
.971 |
|
2012 |
47 |
47 |
42 |
404.0 |
224 |
76 |
140 |
8 |
31 |
.964 |
0 |
-6 |
1 |
-18 |
.970 |
|
2013 |
121 |
119 |
105 |
1029.1 |
570 |
183 |
379 |
8 |
84 |
.986 |
18 |
6 |
21 |
7 |
.975 |
|
2014 |
89 |
88 |
73 |
739.2 |
392 |
119 |
269 |
4 |
59 |
.990 |
10 |
7 |
16 |
11 |
.975 |
|
2015 |
TOT |
121 |
120 |
104 |
1025.1 |
522 |
153 |
361 |
8 |
85 |
.985 |
15 |
5 |
17 |
5 |
.973 |
2015 |
82 |
81 |
68 |
685.1 |
356 |
107 |
241 |
8 |
59 |
.978 |
5 |
-1 |
8 |
-2 |
.974 |
|
2015 |
39 |
39 |
36 |
340.0 |
166 |
46 |
120 |
0 |
26 |
1.000 |
10 |
6 |
35 |
21 |
.972 |
|
2015 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016 |
128 |
128 |
115 |
1128.2 |
533 |
158 |
366 |
9 |
72 |
.983 |
13 |
10 |
14 |
11 |
.976 |
|
2016 |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 |
64 |
64 |
56 |
562.0 |
264 |
68 |
188 |
8 |
41 |
.970 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
.975 |
|
2019 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
30.0 |
10 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
-1 |
-1 |
-33 |
-40 |
.970 |
Media Statements:
"For as long as I can remember, my dream was to compete at the highest level as a Major League Baseball player ... to wear a big league uniform and play hard for my teammates and the fans," Tulowitzki explained. "I will forever be grateful for every day that I've had to live out my dream. It has been an absolute honor.
"I will always look back with tremendous gratitude for having the privilege of playing as long as I did. There is no way to truly express my gratitude to the fans of Colorado, Toronto and New York. They always made my family and I feel so welcome."
“I want to thank the Yankees organization and Brian Cashman for giving me the opportunity to wear the Yankees uniform and live out another childhood dream… I wish that my health had allowed for a different ending to that chapter.”
"While this chapter is now over, I look forward to continuing my involvement in the game that I love ... instructing and helping young players achieve their goals and dreams," he continued. "I'm saying goodbye to Major League Baseball, but I will never say goodbye 2 the game I love."