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Matt Stairs #12 | First Baseman | Philadelphia Phillies
Height: 5-9    Weight: 215    Throws: R    Bats: L
Born: Feb 27, 1968, Saint John, NB
Contract: Signed through 2009
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October 28, 2008
When the World Series resumes on Wednesday Cole Hamels' spot in the order will be up for the Phillies. Hammels will not be back on the mound so it will be a pinch-hitter. Charlie Manual said that he has three lefties on his bench and it will be Matt Stairs, Gregg Dobbs or Geoff Jenkins, according to MLB.com.
October 13, 2008
Matt Stairs hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning to put the Phillies up 7-5 against the Dodgers. It was a lead they would not relinquish.
August 29, 2008
Matt Stairs was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays and subsequently traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for a player to be named, according to Scout.com.
August 28, 2008
Matt Stairs was designated for assignment on Thursday, according to MLB.com. Travis Snider will take Stairs place on the roster.
August 4, 2008
After a miserable July in which he hit .183, Matt Stairs is 5-for-12 in August after a 2-for-4 performance against Oakland.
July 28, 2008
Matt Stairs had a two-run home run shot on Monday against the Rays. He is 6-for-11 in his last three games with two homers and a triple.
July 25, 2008
Matt Stairs nailed his tenth home run of the season, a solo shot off of Seattle's Miguel Batista in Toronto's 5-4 victory over Seattle.
July 11, 2008
With Alex Rios on vacation and Vernon Wells on the DL, Matt Stairs will be called upon to hit in the middle of the Blue Jays lineup. He crushed a three-run homer on Friday against the Yankees.
June 13, 2008
Matt Stairs hit his eighth home run of the season helping A.J. Burnett win for the first time in four starts as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cubs 3-2 on Friday night.
June 5, 2008
Matt Stairs hit his seventh home run of the season on Thursday which helped lead to a three hit, five RBI afternoon for the Jays DH.
May 24, 2008
Matt Stairs (stiff neck) missed his third straight game Saturday but Brad Wilkerson supplied the power in the 6-0 win over the Royals.
May 23, 2008
Matt Stairs missed his second straight game Friday with a stiff neck, according to the AP. Kevin Mench was used in the DH spot.
May 22, 2008
Toronto DH Matt Stairs is out of the starting lineup for the Blue Jays this evening as they face the Angels, according to MLB.com.
May 14, 2008
Matt Stairs hit a grand slam to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Wednesday night. It was Stairs' sixth home run of the year.
May 14, 2008
It appears the the Blue Jays will settle on their current lineup and wait for their injured to return. While Vernon Wells serves 6-8 weeks in DL confinement, Matt Stairs is the power threat for Toronto. Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi says he has faith in the manager and his staff and there's really nothing that he can see that would improve this team. "We're done. This is our team," said Ricciardi, notes the Toronto Star.
May 13, 2008
Toronto DH Matt Stairs continues to hit well, putting his team in position for the 5-3 win this evening over Minnesota. Stairs went 1-for-1 with two walks at the plate, hitting his fifth home run of the year to add one RBI and two runs scored.
May 5, 2008
Matt Stairs was the entire Blue Jays offense on Monday night as the big left-hander homered to help the Toronto beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 1-0 Monday night for a four-game sweep.
May 4, 2008
Matt Stairs went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Sunday's 4-3 win over the White Sox.
April 27, 2008
It would appear fans in Toronto are growing increasingly frustrated with the Bill Beane-style management decisions of J.P. Ricciardi, according to SLAM Sports. The Toronto news agency is citing various moves and transactions that, upon review, seem to contradict earlier decisions the GM has made in an attempt to get the Blue Jays on track. SLAM notes several instances, including the recent decision to play veteran Frank Thomas $7 million upon his release after letting Reed Johnson, a $3 million-per-year backup outfielder, go due to financial concerns about the price tag attached to the commodity.
April 24, 2008
Matt Stairs lost his 11-game hitting streak on Thursday as he went 0-for-3 for the Blue Jays.
April 23, 2008
With Frank Thomas cast to the wallows of free agency, Toronto's Matt Stairs is now enjoying the opportunity to play. Stairs went 2-for-4 at the plate in the Blue Jays 2-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, hitting two home runs to collect three RBIs and raise his batting average to .333.
April 23, 2008
Matt Stairs is currently riding a 10-game hitting streak, according to MLB.com. He is 16-for-50 (.320) overall, with six strikeouts and three walks.
April 19, 2008
If Frank Thomas was frustrated before, Matt Stairs did little to calm him down today. Thomas has been pulled in favor of Stairs for the starting DH job and the veteran journeyman responded, hitting 2-of-3 at the plate with a run scored and a walk.
April 3, 2008
Matt Stairs is in the lineup Thursday after sitting out the first two games of the year with a sore hip. The veteran is playing left field and batting second in the lineup.
April 2, 2008
Matt Stairs could be ready to return to action on Wednesday, according to the Toronto Star. His sore hip seems better and Manager Gibbons stated that he was available to play off the bench on Tuesday, and that there is a very good chance he could play in Wednesday's game. He will platoon with Shannon Stewart this season.
April 1, 2008
Matt Stairs isn't in Tuesday's lineup despite the fact that the Yankees are starting the right-handed Chien-Ming Wang. Stairs will platoon in left field with Shannon Stewart this year, but he's currently dealing with a sore hip. He's not expected to go on the DL, but it's not clear when he'll be able to start.
March 31, 2008
Matt Stairs will sit out the season opener due to his hip ailment but he isn't likely to go on the DL, according to SlamSports. Stairs has said, "Each day it's getting better and better so I just want to get that little clicking out of there that's catching when I run sometimes. It doesn't bother me on any swings but it pinches every once in a while when I run." He is expected to platoon with Shannon Stewart in LF this season.
March 30, 2008
Matt Stairs will be a game-time decision in Monday's season opener due to his hip ailment, according to MLB.com. Stairs will platoon with Shannon Stewart in LF this season.
March 28, 2008
Matt Stairs has been getting his at-bats in minor league games recently because of a sore hip, but he'll play several innings with the Jays Saturday and is not a candidate for the DL, according to the DL, according to the AP. Stairs will platoon in left with Shannon Stewart this year and is a decent AL-only play.
March 8, 2008
As one of the more intriguing players to watch this spring, Matt Stairs is showing his bat could continue as a positive note for the Blue Jays and may be worthy of starts in left field. Stairs went 1-for-2 today with a run scored in Toronto's 4-3 win over Detroit. Meanwhile, other options in left failed to make noise. Reed Johnson went 0-for-1 and Adam Lind did not play.
March 5, 2008
Matt Stairs has missed the last three days for the Jays because of a sprained ankle, this according to MLB.com. "He sprained his ankle the other day," manager John Gibbons said. "We're shooting for Friday. He stepped off the side of something in the batting cage." Stairs figures to be a productive bat in a supporting role with the Jays this season, a role that he was tremendous in last year when he hit .289 with 21 HR in just 357 AB.