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.

Long Beach State

A sure-handed starting shortstop for three seasons at Long Beach State, Tulowitzki had a .962 career fielding percentage. Offensively, in 155 career games, he had a batting average of .310, with 20 homers, 117 RBIs, 37 doubles, and a .491 slugging percentage. He also accumulated 31 multi-hit games in his collegiate career. 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.

Personal

Tulowitzki was born in Santa Clara, California.

Tulowitzki's favorite players growing up were Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Jeter. Tulowitzki's jersey number in college was No. 5, due to his admiration of Garciaparra. His Rockies jersey number is No. 2, due to his admiration of Jeter.
The fans at Coors Field participate in a chant for Tulowitzki by clapping nine times and shouting, "Tulo!" after clapping. This chant is performed during most of Tulowitzki's at-bats.

Tulowitzki is of Polish descent

Tulowitzki has a sister, Tiffany, who plays softball at Adrian C. Wilcox High School in Santa Clara, California, and a brother, Tyler, who plays baseball for San Francisco State University And a daugther who is a site model Abigail Marie Tulowitzki [ http://www.facebook.com/OneandOnlyAbigailMarieTulowitzki ] Tulo says, " I love my dad with all my heart and i miss him i love u dad!.

In a television interview with ESPN, Tulowitzki stated that his favorite team growing up was the Oakland Athletics,that his favorite mainstream musical artist is Jay-Z, and he loves him daughter Abigail Tulo with all his heart Tulo says, " Daddy loves you Abby and i promise you will be able to see daddy soon".

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

Awards and honors

National League All-Star selection (2010)
National League Player of the Month (September 2010)
National League Gold Glove: Shortstop (2010)
National League Silver Slugger Award: Shortstop (2010)
4× National League Player of the Week (August 6–12, 2007, September 14–20, 2009, September 6–12, 2010, September 13–19, 2010)
This Year in Baseball Rookie of the Year (2007)
Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team: Shortstop (2007)
2× Fielding Bible Award: Shortstop (2007, 2010)
ESPN Web Gem champion (2010)
National League Rookie of the Month (August 2007)
Colorado Rockies Minor League Player of the Year (2006)
All-Star Futures Game (2006)
No. 32 – MLN FAB50 Baseball 2006: Minor League News (2006)
Big West Conference All-Star: Shortstop (2004, 2005)
Palo Alto Regional MVP: 2004 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament