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**Troy Glaus**

Toronto Blue Jays — No. 25
Third base
Born: August 3 1976 (1976-08-03) (age 31)
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Major League Baseball debut
July 31, 1998 for the Anaheim Angels
Selected MLB statistics (through October 3, 2007)
Batting average	.254
Home runs	277
Run batted in	778
Teams
Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) Arizona Diamondbacks (2005) Toronto Blue Jays (2006-present)

Men’s Baseball
Olympic medal record
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Team competition

Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). Glaus lettered in baseball while attending UCLA. He bats and throws right-handed.

1 Professional career
- 1.1 1998, 1999
- 1.2 2000
- 1.3 2001
- 1.4 2002
- 1.5 2003
- 1.6 2004
- 1.7 2005
- 1.8 2006
- 1.9 2007
2 Highlights
3 Interesting Facts
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

Professional career

Through nine-plus seasons, Glaus has hit .254 with 277 home runs and 778 RBI in 1152 games. In 19 postseason games, he hit .347 with nine home runs and 16 RBI. Glaus has been selected to four All-Star Games.

1998, 1999

Glaus began his career with the Angels in 1998 and was installed as the team's starting second baseman in 1999.

2000

Glaus had a breakout season in 2000, becoming the all time single season home run leader for third basemen in Angels history with 47 and led the entire American League in stolen bases.

2001

Glaus started in the 2001 MLB All-Star Game and posted his second consecutive 40 home run season with 41 on the year.

2002

In 2002, Glaus failed to reach the 40 home run club for the first time since the 1999 season, but he managed to hit two home runs in helping the Angels make the playoffs for the first time in 16 years. The Angels beat the San Francisco Giants in 7 games to win their first World Series title in team history. Glaus was a key member of the Angels' 2002 World Series championship team and was named the Most Valuable Player of that series.

2003

Glaus followed that up with an another All-Star year in 2003.

2004

Glaus missed much of the 2004 season with a shoulder injury. 2004 was the last year of his contract with the Angels. As an established veteran, he was in demand on the free agent market and able to field lucrative offers for long term contracts. Although Glaus had spent his entire career an Angel, and was a fan favorite, the team decided not to pursue Glaus' return. Amid concerns about Glaus' future health after his injury, the team decided to go with the much lower-priced alternative of turning the third base position over to young prospect Dallas McPherson, whom they felt had a good chance to soon become as productive as Glaus had been. Glaus ultimately signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks for $45 million USD over four years.

2005

Glaus' 2005 season with the Diamondbacks was disappointing. His 24 errors tied him with David Wright for the most errors by a third baseman in the Major Leagues, and he had a Major League-low .946 fielding percentage at third. He was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in the off-season along with minor league shortstop Sergio Santos. The trade sent pitcher Miguel Batista and second baseman Orlando Hudson to the Diamondbacks. The Jays badly needed a power bat a year after letting go of Carlos Delgado, however the emergence of Hudson at second base has given the statistical advantage of this trade to the Diamondbacks ^[1]

2006

Although Glaus is a third baseman, he played a game for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Chicago White Sox on May 27, 2006 as a shortstop, due the demotion of Toronto shortstop Russ Adams. As Blue Jays manager John Gibbons pointed out, this change in position was only for one game. Glaus was not expected to do much fielding due to the fact the pitcher was known to induce many fly balls, instead of ground balls.^[2] This defensive alignment did not affect his hitting, going 2-4 with 1 HR. Since then, Glaus made several starts at shortstop, usually when the Blue Jays were facing National League opponents at their home ballpark, where there is no DH. The DH, Shea Hillenbrand, would play third base in this case. After hitting 38 home runs and 104 RBI in the 2006 season, Glaus earned a single 10th place vote for the 2006 American League MVP Award. In 2006 he had the lowest zone rating of any Major League third baseman (.741).

2007

Glaus's production was hampered all year by foot injuries and his production fell. His heel injury is one that can only be healed by rest, not surgery. On December 13, 2007, he was cited in the Mitchell Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation Into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball^[3].

Highlights

4-time All-Star (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006)
World Series MVP Award (2002)
Twice won Silver Slugger Award (2000-01)
AL Home Run Champion in 2000, slugging 47.

Interesting Facts

When Glaus enters a Toronto home game, "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne plays loudly over the Rogers Centre speakers.
Glaus' wife is a competitive equestrian. Within Glaus' contract there is a specific bonus he is paid which dedicates up to $325,000 on his wife's equestrian expenses.
Glaus was a member of the USA Men's Baseball Team competing in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, GA, USA and won a bronze medal.
Glaus is a 1994 graduate of Carlsbad High School.
Glaus was once drafted by the San Diego Padres as their second round pick in 1994, but turned down the contract before heading to UCLA.

References

^ Statistical breakdown of the Glaus/Hudson trade.
^ Bastian, Jordan (2006-05-26). Notes: Glaus slides to shortstop. Toronto Blue Jays. Retrieved on 2006-08-05.
^ Mitchell, George. "Mitchell Report on Steroid Use in Baseball", 2007-12-13. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.

External links

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Troy Glaus: Behind the Dugout

Preceded by Ken Griffey, Jr.	American League Home Run Champion 2000	Succeeded by Alex Rodriguez
Preceded by Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling	World Series MVP 2002	Succeeded by Josh Beckett