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| Height: 6-4
Weight: 235
Throws: R
Bats: R Born: Jan 15, 1980, Stillwater, OK |
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| November 20, 2009 The Red Sox are believed to be interested in Matt Holliday, according to the Boston Herald. |
| November 19, 2009 The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the Giants will not pursue free agent outfielders Matt Holliday and Jason Bay. Giants GM Brian Sabean said that the team is only interested in players who have a genuine interest in coming to San Francisco. |
| November 19, 2009 Updating an earlier item, Angels owner Arte Moreno confirmed on Thursday that the team has no plans to pursue free agent outfielder Matt Holliday, according to Fox Sports. |
| November 17, 2009 Angels' general manager Tony Reagins shot down a rumor that the team is interested in free agent outfielder Matt Holliday, according to the LA Times. Reagins said the team is focused on re-signing pitcher John Lackey and infielder Chone Figgins. |
| November 16, 2009 ESPN's Buster Olney reports that the New York Yankees do not intend to sign free agent outfielder Matt Holliday. |
| November 12, 2009 The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that Cardinals remain interested in free agent outfielder Matt Holliday, but won't enter into a bidding war with big market teams. |
| November 11, 2009 The New York Post is reporting that the Mets have opened talks with the agent for outfielder Matt Holliday. Mets' GM Omar Minaya met with Scott Boras for nearly 45 minutes on Tuesday night to discuss a price for the slugger. |
| November 10, 2009 Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Cardinals would love to retain Matt Holliday, but they are also ready for the possibility that he will go somewhere else. |
| November 4, 2009 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that the Cardinals have opened contract talks with outfielder Matt Holliday. The team reportedly opened discussions with a six-year, $98 million deal. |
| October 18, 2009 Newsday reports that "somebody in the loop" with Matt Holliday says the slugging outfielder's top two choices in free agency are the New York Yankees and Mets. |
| October 8, 2009 Matt Holliday gave the Cardinals an early lead with a solo home run in the second inning off of Clayton Kershaw on Thursday, but made a devastating error in the ninth, dropping a James Loney fly-ball with two outs. The flub gave the Dodgers a runner at second base in a 2-1 game, and they made the Cardinals pay, plating two runs for a 3-2 win. |
| September 29, 2009 According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Matt Holliday is in Tuesday's lineup against the Reds. |
| September 28, 2009 The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that Cardinals' outfielder Matt Holliday was out of Sunday's game due to a chest cold. Holliday said that he could have played if they game had the game been of vital importance to the team. |
| September 27, 2009 Matt Holliday is out of the Cardinals lineup on Sunday. |
| September 20, 2009 Matt Holliday reached base three times on Sunday in the Cardinals' 6-2 extra-innings loss to the Cubs. Holliday was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored. |
| September 18, 2009 Matt Holliday went 1-for-4 with a solo homer off Aaron Heilman in Friday's 3-2 win over the Cubs at Busch Stadium. |
| September 18, 2009 According to the Twitter page of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Bernie Miklasz, Cardinals' GM John Mozeliak said that the team has table all contract negotiations with potential free agents until after the season. Matt Holliday, Mark DeRosa, and Joel Pineiro are the biggest names that will be free agents after this season. |
| September 12, 2009 Matt Holliday went 1-for-5 with his 43rd Cardinal RBI on Saturday, but also stranded four runners, as St. Louis lost 7-6 to the Braves at home. |
| September 11, 2009 Matt Holliday is penciled into Friday's lineup against the Braves, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. |
| September 10, 2009 According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cardinal outfielder Matt Holliday is expected to play Friday when the team resumes action. Holliday left Wednesday's game with a bruised knee. |
| September 9, 2009 According to Matthew Leach on Twitter, Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday exited Wednesday's game against the Brewers with a bruised left knee. |
| September 8, 2009 Matt Holliday provided more dramatics for the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night, crushing a two-run homer off of Brewers' closer and all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman in the ninth inning, leading the Redbirds to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory in Milwaukee. |
| September 1, 2009 Matt Holliday gave the Cardinals their fourth straight win with one swing of the bat Tuesday. His three-run homer in the seventh inning gave the Cardinals an eventual 7-6 win over the Brewers. |
| August 29, 2009 Matt Holliday clubbed his eighth home run as a Cardinal on Saturday night, helping the Redbirds to a 9-4 win over the Nationals at home. |
| August 27, 2009 Matt Holliday hit his seventh home run as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, but the Cards would still end up falling 4-3 to Houston at home. |
| August 27, 2009 During a radio interview with KSLG 1380 AM in St. Louis on Thursday morning, Matt Holliday stated that he's hoping to remain with the Cardinals after this season and work out a long-term deal. |
| August 23, 2009 Matt Holliday stayed hot on Saturday as the Cardinals blanked the Padres 7-0. Holliday went 2-for-3 with a home run, a run scored, and three RBI in the game. |
| August 15, 2009 Matt Holliday had another strong outing in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Padres at Busch Stadium, as he went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer off Tim Stauffer. |
| August 14, 2009 Matt Holliday turned in his third straight thee-hit effort for the Cardinals on Friday night, helping the Birds on Bat crush the Padres 9-2 at home. |
| August 12, 2009 Matt Holliday continued his ludicrous hitting for the Cardinals on Wednesday night, going 3-for-4 with an RBI as the Redbirds beat the Reds 5-2 at home. |
| August 11, 2009 Matt Holliday went 3-for-5 on Tuesday, but also struck out twice, including looking in the ninth inning to end the game, as the Cards lost to the Reds 5-4 at home. |
| August 10, 2009 Matt Holliday helped lead the Cardinals in tonight's 4-1 win over Cincinnati at Busch Stadium, as he went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. |
| August 7, 2009 Matt Holliday did it all for the Cardinals on Friday night in Pittsburgh. The slugging left-fielder hit a two-run first inning home run, and stole a base, advanced on an error and scored the game winning run on a sacrifice fly in the eighth. The Cardinals won 6-4. |
| August 1, 2009 Matt Holliday went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in tonight's 3-1 win over Houston at Busch Stadium. He hit a single and a pair of solo homers. |
| July 31, 2009 Matt Holliday went 4-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in tonight's 4-3 win over Houston at Busch Stadium. He hit a double and three singles. |
| July 30, 2009 Matt Holliday went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in tonight's 5-3 loss to the Dodgers at Busch Stadium. |
| July 27, 2009 The Cardinals fully intend to try to sign recently acquired Matt Holliday to a contract extension, according to Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman. |
| July 24, 2009 Matt Holliday had a strong debut with the Cardinals in tonight's 8-1 win at Philadelphia, as he went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. He hit a double and three singles. |
| July 24, 2009 Matt Holliday has already joined the Cardinals in Philadelphia, and will play left field and bat cleanup vs. the Phillies tonight, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. |
| July 24, 2009 According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Cards manager Tony La Russa has said that, "if he gets here, he plays," when asked if Matt Holliday would be in the Cardinals lineup tonight in Philadelphia. |
| July 24, 2009 ESPN.com is reporting that the St. Louis Cardinals have finalized a deal that will send prospects Brett Wallace, Clayton Mortensen, and Shane Peterson to Oakland in exchange for outfielder Matt Holliday and cash. The cash total is expected to be $1.5 million to help offset some of Holliday's remaining contract. |
| July 24, 2009 The Oakland A's and St. Louis Cardinals are apparently almost done with a deal that would send Matt Holliday to St. Louis for prized hitting prospect Brett Wallace, pitcher Clayton Mortensen and outfielder Shane Peterson, according to ESPN. |
| July 23, 2009 Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has been told that the A's and Tigers could not agree on a deal involving Matt Holliday. |
| July 23, 2009 According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the Cardinals have shown renewed interest in acquiring A's outfielder Matt Holliday. |
| July 18, 2009 Matt Holliday was productive in Saturday's 11-6 loss to the Angels at McAfee Coliseum, as he went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. He hit a single and a double. |
| July 16, 2009 Matt Holliday was productive in tonight's 6-2 loss to the Angels at McAfee Coliseum, as he went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and two RBI. |
| July 16, 2009 Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune is reporting that the St. Louis Cardinals are talking to the Oakland A's about the possibility of acquiring outfielder Matt Holliday. The Cardinals have been linked to Holliday for much of the season. |
| July 14, 2009 Michael Urban of MLB.com is reporting that there have been ongoing trade talks between the Oakland A's and Atlanta Braves on a deal that would send Matt Holliday and Orlando Cabrera to Atlanta for Yunel Escobar and prospects. Urban notes that the A's would probably have to take on a big part of Holliday's contract to get the deal done. |
| June 29, 2009 Matt Holliday went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in tonight's 7-1 win over the Tigers at McAfee Coliseum. Both of his hits were singles. |
| June 27, 2009 According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the Cardinals have turned up the heat and are pushing hard to get a deal done for A's slugger Matt Holliday. |
| June 16, 2009 ESPN.com's Buster Olney is reporting that A's slugger Matt Holliday may be more likely to be traded due to the high cost of arbitration. Holliday is unlikely to get more than the $16-18 million he would be in line for if the team offered him arbitration, and the A's are unlikely to devote that much money to one player. |
| June 12, 2009 Matt Holliday went 2-for-3 in Friday's 3-0 loss at San Francisco. Both of his knocks were singles. |
| June 9, 2009 Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com reports that the Oakland A's are not in active trade talks with regards to any player and have no immediate plans to initiate any. |
| June 6, 2009 According to MLB.com, the Cardinals could be interested in outfield slugger Matt Holliday. |
| June 5, 2009 Matt Holliday led the A's in Friday's 9-1 win over the Orioles at McAfee Coliseum, as he went 2-for-3 with a three-run homer and a single. |
| June 4, 2009 For the fourth time in five games on Thursday, A's slugger Matt Holliday rapped two hits. |
| June 2, 2009 Matt Holliday led the A's in Tuesday's 5-0 win at Chicago, as he went 2-for-5 with three RBI. He had a single and a double. |
| June 1, 2009 Matt Holliday was productive in Monday's 6-2 loss at Chicago as he went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and a double. |
| May 25, 2009 The Giants are not interested in pursuing A's outfielder Matt Holliday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. An undisclosed high-level source shot down the rumor. |
| May 19, 2009 Matt Holliday went 2-for-4 with a home run, a run scored, and three RBI in the A's 4-1 win over the Rays. Holliday homered in the top of the 11th to give his team the lead and the win. |
| May 7, 2009 Matt Holliday went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, three RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday's 9-4 win over Texas. |
| May 6, 2009 Matt Holliday hit his third home run of the season, and his first at home, on Tuesday in the A's 5-3 loss to the Angels. |
| May 5, 2009 FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal doesn't expect the A's to be sellers at the trading deadline. The team is just 4.5 games out of first place despite a 9-13 record, and their two biggest trading chips that are in the final years of their deals, Matt Holliday and Orlando Cabrera, are both off to poor starts. |
| May 3, 2009 Matt Holliday was 0-for-7 in Sunday's 15-inning marathon loss to the Mariners. His A's finally fell 8-7 after five hours and two minutes. |
| April 30, 2009 Matt Holliday hit his first home run since being traded from Colorado when the A's beat the Rangers 4-2 on Thursday. The solo shot was his only hit in five at bats. |
| April 26, 2009 Matt Holliday was 1-for-3 with an RBI in Sunday's 7-1 win over the Rays. He raised his average to a paltry .242. |
| April 24, 2009 Matt Holliday indicated that he would be interested in playing for the Yankees, according to the New York Post. Holliday said, "I think a little bit as a human being you cannot help but to think that if the Yankees are interested I would definitely consider it. I would not be looking around if I were under contract for the four years, but I think I would be lying if I said I would not be interested, especially with the Yankees being such a storied franchise." |
| April 22, 2009 Matt Holliday went 2-for-6 on Wednesday while scoring a run and driving another in. His average now sits at .273 on the year. |
| April 17, 2009 Outfielder Matt Holliday only went 1-for-5 on Friday, but he doubled and drove in two runs. |
| April 15, 2009 Matt Holliday went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox. Holliday is now hitting .290 on the season, and he still hasn't managed to hit a home run. |
| April 14, 2009 Matt Holliday was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI as Oakland defeated the Red Sox 8-2 on Monday. He is now hitting .333 as the cleanup hitter for the A's. |
| April 8, 2009 Matt Holliday (flu) is out of the lineup again on Wednesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He does believe he'll be available to pinch hit. Rajai Davis will start in his place. |
| April 8, 2009 Matt Holliday is uncertain for Wednesday's game due to an illness, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. |
| March 24, 2009 The A's signed manager Bob Geren to a one-year extension on Tuesday. The skipper is now inked through 2010, and the deal includes a club option for 2011, MLB.com reports. |
| March 8, 2009 Matt Holliday was hitless in three at-bats Sunday in a 8-5 win over Cleveland. |
| March 6, 2009 Matt Holliday drove in two runs on two of the A's 16 hits Friday in a 12-1 win over Seattle. |
| March 5, 2009 Matt Holliday was 1-for-2 with an RBI double Thursday and may be slowly showing signs of breaking out of his spring slump. He is currently hitting .231. |
| March 3, 2009 Matt Holliday continued his spring struggles Tuesday against the Cubs, going 1-for-3 in a 6-4 A's loss. |
| March 2, 2009 Matt Holliday isn't concerned that he is only 1-for-8 so far in game action, according to the SF Chronicle. Holliday said, "I am trying to see some pitches, so I am getting behind in the count, taking the first pitch. My timing is a little off." |
| February 24, 2009 The Oakland A's won't become the Fremont A's, as they scuttled the plans to build a stadium there under protest from businesses and residents in the area, according to the AP. |