Troy Tulowitzki had better visions of how this season, and eventually his career, would play out.

His body did not hold up its end of the bargain.

That led to the Yankees shortstop officially announcing his retirement Thursday, just shy of four months after exiting the final game of his 13-year career. Tulowitzki played five games in pinstripes before landing on the injured list with a strained calf and reinjuring it again on May 1 while rehabbing.

“There came a point in time this year after I strained my calf, it just wasn’t as enjoyable as it once was because I couldn’t do some of the things work-wise that I had done before,” Tulowitzki said Monday on a conference call. “I started thinking to myself, I have a son who’s 5 years old and want to be a part of what’s going on in his life and be there for him as a father. Everything just started lining up and I decided to make a decision.

“I think I gave it everything I got. My body was just kind of going south on me.”

This season’s injuries were the final straw for Tulowitzki, whose potential Hall of Fame track was derailed by other injuries in recent years. The 34-year-old signed with the Yankees in January after sitting out all of 2018 due to bone-spur surgeries on both heels and getting cut by the Blue Jays. In 2017, he played just 66 games because of ankle and hamstring injuries.

Tulowitzki ended his career, which began with the Rockies before a trade to Toronto, as a five-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner with a .290 batting average and .856 OPS. His promising spring training this year was not a sign of things to come, but he was appreciative of his brief stint with the Yankees after growing up a Derek Jeter fan.

“Having the experience in New York, I wouldn’t trade that for anything,” Tulowitzki said.

It did not take long for Tulowitzki to decide his next step. Shortly after announcing his retirement, he was hired as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Texas. The Long Beach State product said he loves college baseball and always had coaching at that level in the back of his mind.

“Everything kind of led me to Texas,” he said. “I’m just looking forward to teaching the kids what I’ve learned on and off the field and turning them into not just good baseball players but good people in general that do things the right way.”

The lack of a salary, he confirmed, will not be an issue.

“I made my money playing this game,” Tulowitzki said. “I’m not in it for that. I’m in it for these kids.”