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Full Name:
 

Troy Trevor Tulowitzki​

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Nicknames:

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“Tulo"

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Born:  
   

October 10, 1984 

Santa Clara, California

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Family:  

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Father: Ken 
Step-Mother: Susan
Sister: Tiffany
Brother: Tyler
Spouse: Danyll Gammon

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His father was a deliveryman for a calibration lab.

 

He and his wife married in Portola Valley, California in 2009.​

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Friends:  

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Rob Perry: childhood friend
Pat Burgess: childhood friend

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He works out with many MLB players in the off-season: 
Brandon Drury
Bo Bichette
Richard Urena 

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Josh Donaldson and him are close.
Still friends with Ryan Braun.

 

Evan Longoria and him are friends. Longoria slept on his couch during college.
 

School:  

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He played Little League baseball with Sunnyvale National (Coaches: Ken Tulowitzki and Leonard Perry).

He was quarterback for his Pop Warner football team (the Black Knights). 

Fremont High School, Sunnyvale, California
Mascot: Firebirds
Rival: Homestead High School Mustangs
Coach: Brian Diatte (potentially)

(Some articles note that Brandon Drury know each other through their highschool coach - despite attending different highschools - Drury's coach was Diatte)

 

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California State University, Long Beach,
49ers baseball (nickname: Dirtbags)
Coach: Mike Weathers
Teammates: Marco Estrada, Jason Vargas, Jered Weaver, Evan Longoria

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Baseball Related:

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2005 - Drafted by the Colorado Rockies (7th overall).

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2006 - August 30th - Major League debut with the Colorado Rockies.

 

2007 - Tulowitzki turned an unassisted triple play.

 

2007 - He came in second in the National League Rookie of the Year (Ryan Braun won). 

 

2009 - Tulowitzki hit for the cycle.

 

2010 - He broke his wrist after being hit by a pitch by Alex Burnett. 

 

2010 - Signed a 6-year contract with the Colorado Rockies (120 million).

 

2012 - In Spring Training he got into a fight former teammate Ubaldo Jiménez after being hit by a pitch (benches cleared). 

 

2012 - He missed the entire season after groin surgey.

 

2015 - Traded from the Rockies (with LaTroy Hawkins) to the Toronto Blue Jays for José Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro, and Jesús Tinoco.

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Extra:

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He has been criticized for being injury prone throughout his career.

Favorite players growing up were Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Jeter. 

Favorite team growing up was the Oakland Athletics.

Favorite artist: Jay-Z 

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2015 - He was angry in the way the trade to Toronto occurred and allegedly yelled at Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich and other members of the Rockies front office.

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He played against NBA player Jeremy Lin in high school basketball.

His high school yearbook is on Ebay (a heckler's dream). 
 

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