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Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Newport Beach, California) is a Major League Baseball third baseman who plays 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.

Glaus began his career with the Angels in 1998 and was installed as the team's starting third baseman in 1999. He had a breakout season in 2000, becoming an All-Star and leading the American League in home runs that year.

Glaus was a key memeber of the Angels' 2002 World Series championship team and was named the Most Valuable Player of that series.

Glaus followed that up with an another All-Star year in 2003, but he would miss 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 spend 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. Glaus' 2005 season with Arizona, while by no means terrible, was still a slight disappointment and he was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in the off-season.

In a seven-season career, Glaus is a .253 hitter with 182 home runs and 515 RBI in 827 games. In 19 postseason games, he hit .333 with nine home runs and 16 RBI. Glaus has been selected for three All-Star Games.

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

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