Texas Longhorns head coach David Pierce isn’t wasting any time replacing longtime volunteer assistant Phil Haig, as Inside Texas reported on Thursday that former New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will replace Haig.
The news comes on the same day that Tulowitzki announced his retirement from Major League Baseball at age 34 following several injuries that have limited his time on the field recently, including a strained left calf that limited him to only five games for the Yankees this season. Tulowitzki also missed the entirety of the 2018 season.
“For as long as I can remember, my dream was to compete at the highest level as a Major League Baseball player .