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Troy Tulowitzki Mistaken For A Pitcher In Spring Training Photo Shoot

DUNEDIN, Florida (CBS4) - Spring training practices are underway and it's around this time that professional portraits are taken of all the players on the baseball rosters across the league.

The Rockies were getting their photos taken at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale on Thursday.

Colorado Rockies Spring Training Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
The Colorado Rockies held their photo day on February 22, 2018 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by John Leyba/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Things got a little silly for one former well-known Rockie in his spring training photo shoot.

Troy Tulowitzki, the Toronto Blue Jays shortstop, was mistaken for a pitcher in Dunedin, Florida. And instead of immediately correcting the photographer, Tulo went with it and posed as if he was reading the signal from the catcher and getting ready to throw a strike.

Watch the video from MLB's Facebook page:

Tulo has fun with photographer

Troy Tulowitzki is not a pitcher. Photographer thinks he is. Tulo goes with it. Hilarity ensues. ???? Via Hazel Mae on Twitter

Posted by MLB on Thursday, February 22, 2018

Since he was traded from Colorado to the Blue Jays, Tulowitzki has struggled to stay healthy. He missed 96 games in 2017 with an ankle injury.

Troy Tulowitzki
Troy Tulowitzki (credit: Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
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