Guide Note

Major League Baseball outfielder Matt Holliday currently plays for the Colorado Rockies. He is widely regarded as one of the best hitters in the game. In 2006, he won a Silver Slugger award and in 2007 he finished second in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player Award to Jimmy Rollins of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Fast Facts

1. Full name: Matthew Thomas Holliday
2. Born: January 15, 1980
3. Birthplace: Stillwater, Oklahoma
4. Height: 6'4"
5. Weight: 235 lbs
6. Position: Outfielder
7. Bats: Right
8. Throws: Right
9. High School: Stillwater High School
10. MLB Draft: 1998, Colorado
11. All-star appearance: 2006
12. 2006 HR: 34
13. 2006 RBI: 114
14. 2006 AVG: .326
15. All-Star Selection

Matthew Thomas Holliday was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on January 15, 1980. He attended High school at Stillwater High School where he garnered interest from college football programs to play quarterback, but he ended up forgoing college and chose to enter the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.

Holliday was selected in the 7th round of the 1998 draft by the Colorado Rockies. He made his major league debut on January 15, 1980 for the big league team. In his first season he would hit .290 with 14 homeruns, while establishing himself as an everyday player for the team. In 2006 he would be elected to the National League All-Star Team for the first time. He also won his first Silver Slugger Award. His big breakout season would come in 2007 where he would hit .340 with 36 homeruns while leading the Colorado Rockies to their first ever World Series appearance. He finished second in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player Award to shortstop Jimmy Rollins.

• 1980: Born on January 15
• 2004: Debuts with Colorado Rockies
• 2006: Named to National League All-Star Team
• 2006: Wins National League Silver Slugger for Outfield
• 2007: National League All-Star
• 2008: Reached World Series