Troy Glaus (MLB)

Troy Edward Glaus (August 3, 1976) Is An Former MLB 3rd Baseman Who Played For The Anaheim Angels (1998-2004), Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-06) Toronto Blue Jays (2006-08) St. Louis Cardinals (2008-10) And Atlanta Braves (2010)

Early Life
Troy Edward Glaus Grew Up In Tarzana California When Troy Was 9 His Mother Took Him To An Batting Cage Where He Astonished Onlookers By Whacking The Ball Farther Than Any Kid

Collegiate Career (1990-1997)
Troy Attended UCLA In 1990 As He Set The All Time Career Home Runs Record With 79

Minor League Career (1997-98)
Shortly After Troy Was Selected 3rd Overall In The 1997 MLB Draft By The Anaheim Angels And Was Immediately Assigned To AAA Vancouver Where Troy Hit .321 With 14 Home Runs, 79 RBI And 42 Doubles

Anaheim Angels (1998-2004)
Troy Was Called Up On August 3, 1998 To The Angels Main Roster Troy Finished The 1998 Season Hitting .130 With 1 Home Run, 14 Runs Batted In And 7 Doubles Troy Finished The 1999 Hitting .269 With 29 Home Runs, 89 Runs Batted In And 29 Doubles Troy Had An Breakout Year In 2000 Hitting .293 With 47 Home Runs, 125 Runs Batted In And 39 Doubles As Troy Was Selected To The 2000 AL All Star Team Troy Continued This Trend In 2001 Hitting .283 With 41 Home Runs, 118 Runs Batted In And 35 Doubles In 2002 However Troy Failed To Reach The 40 Home Run Club Since 2000 And 2001 When Troy Did It In 2 Years Troy Batted .259 But Managed To Hit 30 Home Runs And Drove In 115 Runs Batted In And 25 Doubles 2003 However Troy Had Injury Problems Only Appearing In 92 Of The 162 Games Hitting .247 With 16 Home Runs And 54 RBI And 27 Doubles And 2004 Appearing In All 162 Games Hitting .258 With 18 Home Runs And 50 RBI

Arizona Diamondbacks (2005-06)
After Being Traded To The Diamondbacks In 2005 Troy However Committed 37 Errors Which Didn't Meet Troy's Standards Of Defense But Troy Hit .289 With 37 Home Runs And 108 Runs Batted In And 41 Doubles

Toronto Blue Jays (2006-08)
Troy Was Once Again Traded To The Blue Jays For Royce Clayton In Troy's First Year Troy Hit .248 With 38 Home Runs And 104 Runs Batted In Troy Placed 6th In The American League Most Valuable Player Voting In 2007 Troy Hit .238 With 20 Home Runs And 88 Runs Batted In

St. Louis Cardinals (2008-10)
Troy Was Once Again For The Third Time Traded To The Cardinals For Scott Rolen Troy Hit .299 With 27 Home Runs And 99 Runs Batted In 2009 However Troy Batted Just .196 With 0 Home Runs And 2 Runs Batted In 53 Games Played

Atlanta Braves (2010)
Troy Signed With The Braves In 2010 In Which Troy Hit .283 With 16 Home Runs And 80 Runs Batted In

Retirement And Comeback Attempt (2011-12)
Glaus Retired In 2011 But Glaus Decided To Make An Big Comeback Attempt In Which Glaus Was Successful In Rejoining His Original Team The Los Angeles Angels On An 1 Year Contract With An 3 Year Option (2012,2013 And 2014) Pending Performance Incentives Troy Had An Time Of His Life Hitting .326 With 42 Home Runs And 120 Runs Batted In Troy Did This At Just 33 Years Old Is A Comeback Story In Itself While Committing 0 Errors And Had Amazing Fielding Percentage Of .100 Troy Had Worked Hard On His Defense And Improved Dramatically Glaus Had An Better Season Than Pujols Which Surprised Pujols And The Two Held An Home Run Hitting Contest To See Who Can Hit The Farthest Home Runs