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- Full name: Matthew Thomas Holliday
- Born: January 15, 1980
- Birthplace: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Height: 6'4"
- Weight: 235 lbs
- Position: Outfielder
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- High School: Stillwater High School
- MLB Draft: 1998, Colorado
- All-star appearance: 2006
- 2006 HR: 34
- 2006 RBI: 114
- 2006 AVG: .326
- All-Star Selection
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Major League Baseball outfielder Matt Holliday currently plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday was acquired by the Cardinals from the Oakland Athletics on July 24, 2009. 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.
Holliday's error with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning led to a Los Angeles Dodgers victory in game 2 of the National League Divisional Series. The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead over St. Louis.http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-holliday100809&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
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Early Life
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.MLB.com: Matt Holliday -
Pro Career
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.MLB.com: Matt Holliday -
Matt Holliday Timeline
- 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
- 2007: Reached World Series
- 2008: Traded to Oakland Athletics
- 2009: Traded to St. Louis Cardinals
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Matt Holliday News
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Cardinals buoyed by 1-2 punch
Left fielder Matt Holliday(notes), obtained via trade last July, was re-signed to a seven-year, $120 million contract, siphoning cash from possible upgrades ... (February 09, 2010)Yahoo! Sports -
Giants Flawed Use Of Payroll Could Prove Costly
Okay, so the San Francisco Giants didn't sign Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, during free agency. The Giants once again displayed an unwillingness to spend ... (February 08, 2010)Bleacher Report -
Cardinals Keeping Schumaker for Two Years… in a Row
Besides, they've already blown their payroll load on Matt Holliday with hopefully a little left over for Albert Pujols' future jackpot. (February 09, 2010)SportsUntapped.com (blog) -
Trade bait: Plenty of talent could be on move
... days of Spring Training, full of handshakes and welcoming backslaps, and the tension of the Trade Deadline, one name should ring a bell: Matt Holliday. ... (February 08, 2010)MLB.com
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Matt Holliday - St. Louis Cardinals - MLB - Yahoo! Sports
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Matt Holliday Questions
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Would like to say a big thank you to Matt for the "Berlin" series....absolutely fantastic. 1 AnswerMatt Frei has always been one of my favorite correspondents, and I agree with you that the Berlin series was wonderfully made. Thank you for your response! It r... read more -
Matte and Glossy laptop screen for Mac Pro? 2 AnswersHi, Look at the photo below. You can clearly see the difference between "matte" and "gloss" screens. (Left in both is "matte" and right in both is "glossy"). "M... read more
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Matt Holliday Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the Oakland Athletics
- ESPN.com: Career Stats
- Height: 6-4
- Weight: 235
- Rookie Year: 2004
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On Twitter powered by Twitter
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Confident that it is really Matt Holliday. LaRussa has twitter account but mainly tweets about ARF, his animal rescue foundation.
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Follow Matt Holliday at mattholliday7
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@Erika4stlcards Is Matt Holliday from near you? He's from Oklahoma I believe.
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Matt Holliday on fly balls #DykstraOnInvesting
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Dave Goodin with Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday at Hyde Park Gym http://bit.ly/dAbZYP
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