Troy Tulowitzki’s middle name is Trevor. It might as well be “Intensity,” because that is the defining characteristic of the Toronto Blue Jays’ veteran shortstop.

“He competed every day, and he wanted to win. He wanted to be the guy out there, and that rubs off on you,” said DJ LeMahieu, the Rockies’ second baseman and Tulo’s former double-play partner. “His whole life is baseball. That’s just who he is. He’s 100 percent baseball and he’s intense about it — on the field and off the field. He’s obsessed about that, about being the best he can be.”

Tulowitzki returns to Coors Field on Monday night, 11 months after a late-night, blockbuster trade sent him, as well as veteran reliever LaTroy Hawkins, to Toronto in exchange for shortstop Jose Reyes and three right-handed pitching prospects: Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro and Jesus Tinoco.

Tulo returns to a place where he played 526 games, rapped out 632 hits, launched 106 homers and compiled a .321 batting average. While wearing a Rockies uniform, Tulowitzki was selected to five All-Star Games, won two Gold Gloves and helped lead his team to the World Series in 2007 and the playoffs in 2009.

But the losing seasons that led up to the trade, combined with Tulo’s frequent injuries, changed his Rocky Mountain legacy. The trade itself left Tulowitzki feeling “blindsided” and prompted intense reaction from Rockies fans. It will be interesting to see how they greet him Monday night.

“I think most fans will cheer for him, because he had a lot of great years here,” said pitcher Tyler Chatwood, one of the members of Tulo’s tight circle within the Rockies’ clubhouse. “It would be pretty cool if they did the ‘Tulo chant,’ but either way, I think he’ll get a great ovation. He deserves it for what he did for this organization.”

Added LeMahieu: “I know the trade wasn’t the split anybody wanted, but I’m sure he’ll be well received by the fans. I mean, he got traded. He didn’t just leave.”

Though a Tulowitzki trade had been rumored for months, he was stunned when it finally came down when he was removed in the bottom of the ninth during Colorado’s game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on July 27. This spring training, his first with the Blue Jays, he made it clear he was still angry at general manager Jeff Bridich and owner Dick Monfort about how his Colorado career ended.

“I’ll never talk to (Bridich), never talk to those people,” Tulowitzki told USA Today in February. “You get lied to, straight to your face, you get upset. I believe in forgiveness, but at the same time, I don’t plan on being friendly with them or anything like that.”

After the story broke, Bridich told The Denver Post: “I have nothing to say. We have moved on.” Colorado Rockies MLB scoreboard

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What rankled many of his former teammates, as well as Rockies manager Walt Weiss, was Tulowitzki’s comment about a “country club atmosphere” at Salt Rivers Fields, the Rockies’ state-of-the-art complex in Scottsdale, Ariz.

“I like this place a lot better than Arizona,” Tulowitzki said, comparing Toronto’s rustic spring home in Dunedin, Fla., to the Rockies’ 185,000-square foot facility in Scottsdale. “That place was like a country club. Guys got comfortable because it was so nice. This place has a better feel. It reminds you of spring training — the way it’s supposed to be.”

Star third baseman Nolan Arenado, who was close to Tulowitzki during their time together in Colorado, was angry when the comments were made. But Arenado said he has moved on.

“That’s all over, water under the bridge,” Arenado said Sunday. “I think if you asked him in person, he would explain a little bit more about what he meant by that, in a different context. But it didn’t come off very well, and that’s why people were upset.”

Weiss also wants to let go for the controversy surrounding Tulowitzki’s divorce from the Rockies, preferring to talk about the player.

“I’m not going to sit here and evaluate the trade. It’s part of the game, and it’s always tough parting ways with a superstar or a player of that caliber,” Weiss said. “That’s never easy. I understand some of the emotions attached to it.

“But as far as evaluating the trade, I don’t want to, because people start to take that personally.”

What Weiss is always willing to discuss is Tulowitkzi’s unmatched drive.

“The work ethic was pretty unique,” he said. ” All these guys work hard, extremely hard. ‘Tulo’ was at another level when it came to that — the preparation for every game, the tedious pregame routine to get his body right. He did that every day. He was extremely driven.

“That can be a blessing and a curse sometimes for players. They don’t get to the level they get to without that. But he was one of the guys I’d have conversations with about saving something for the game.”

But, Weiss said, Tulo’s intensity had a downside.

“There were times when he would be in the batting cage at 1 in the morning,” he said. “That’s a great thing, but there’s a point of diminishing return, especially taking into account the schedule that we play. But his work ethic was as good as I’ve seen.”

After the trade, Tulowitzki helped the Blue Jays advance to the American League Championship Series, where they lost to Kansas City. But it has been a difficult 2016 season for Tulo, who enters the three-game series batting .219 with 11 home runs and an on-base percentage of just .300.

Tulo was batting only .204 with eight home runs and 23 RBIs before going on the 15-day disabled list May 28 with a strained right quadriceps. He ended up missing three weeks, but he has hit .320 with three homers and a .370 OBP in 25 at-bats since coming off the DL.

“I wish him nothing but the best,” Arenado said. “I miss watching him work, I miss watching him play and I miss his personality in the clubhouse, most of the time.

“I don’t know, but maybe this was for the best. He almost got to go back to the World Series, and he’s always preached winning. So that’s good for him. For us? We don’t know yet how it will all work out. We have to see how all of those pieces work out.”