Matt Holliday
The 2007 batting champion and NLCS MVP who scored the run that sent Colorado to Rocktober.
Matt Holliday is a former left fielder who played 15 major league seasons for the Rockies, Athletics, Cardinals and Yankees. Drafted by Colorado in the seventh round in 1998, he won the 2007 National League batting title and the 2007 NLCS MVP award as the Rockies reached their only World Series.
Quick Facts
- Position
- Left fielder
- Born
- 15 January 1980
- Birthplace
- Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
- Bats
- Right
- Debut league
- MLB
- Debut date
- April 16
- Debut year
- 2004
- Debut team
- Colorado Rockies
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Background
Holliday debuted in 2004 and became the Rockies' regular left fielder. In 2006 he became the 19th player to reach 195 hits, 30 home runs, 45 doubles, 115 runs and 110 RBI in one season, and he won Silver Sluggers with Colorado from 2006 to 2008. In the 2007 tie-breaker against San Diego he was called safe at home for the winning run in the 13th inning on a disputed play. In November 2008 the Rockies traded him to Oakland for Carlos Gonzalez, Huston Street and Greg Smith. He later won the World Series with St. Louis, returned to the Rockies for the end of 2018, and finished with seven All-Star selections, four Silver Sluggers and 300 home runs.
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