59 Facts About Matt Holliday

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Matthew Thomas Holliday was born on January 15,1980 and is an American former professional baseball left fielder.

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Matt Holliday is the outfielding and hitting coach at Oklahoma State University.

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Matt Holliday played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2018 for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, St Louis Cardinals, and New York Yankees.

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Matt Holliday's distinctions include a National League batting championship, the 2007 NL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award, seven All-Star selections, and four Silver Slugger Awards.

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Matt Holliday debuted in MLB in 2004, becoming the Rockies' starting left fielder and a middle of the lineup presence.

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From 2012 to 2016, Matt Holliday co-sponsored a pledge drive for Greater St Louis hospitals called "Homers for Health, " which raised more than $3.

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Matt Holliday was physically larger than most of his friends, so when they played games, they often modified the rules to offset his size advantage.

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Matt Holliday spent much of his free time with his father, Tom Holliday, and brother, Josh, at the Oklahoma State University baseball field and training complex, where his father was a coach.

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In spite of the extensive time spent around the sport of baseball, Tom Matt Holliday abstained from attempting to influence his sons on which sport or sports to concentrate.

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10.

Matt Holliday's career passing totals included 6,211 yards and 68 TD.

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11.

Matt Holliday was rated the third-best quarterback prospect in the nation after graduating from Stillwater in 1998.

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12.

Current Atlanta Braves MLB scout, Dave Matt Holliday, is an uncle.

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13.

Matt Holliday ended the season with 128 hits in 463 at bats, 10 home runs, and 64 RBI, batting.

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14.

Matt Holliday played for the Mesa Solar Sox of the off-season Arizona Fall League in 2002 and 2003, batting.

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15.

Matt Holliday remained at the AA level for the 2003 season as the everyday left fielder for the Tulsa Drillers of the Texas League, batting.

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16.

Matt Holliday earned a spot on the USA Baseball team in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Panama.

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17.

Two days after his debut, Matt Holliday recorded his first career hit, a single, and then, RBI against the Cardinals' Woody Williams, doubling in Kit Pellow.

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Matt Holliday finished in the top five among NL rookies in each of those categories.

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19.

Matt Holliday ended the season with a seven-game hitting streak and reached base in each of the Rockies' final 22 games.

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20.

Matt Holliday totaled 125 games and improved in nearly all offensive categories from his rookie year, including 147 hits, 19 home runs, 87 RBI, 68 runs, 14 stolen bases, 242 total bases, 505 slugging percentage and.

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21.

Matt Holliday was selected to Team USA for the 2006 World Baseball Classic prior to the start of the MLB season.

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22.

Matt Holliday became just the 19th player ever to meet or exceed 195 hits, 30 home runs, 45 doubles, 115 runs and 110 RBI in one season.

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23.

Matt Holliday finished in the top five of the National League in batting average, hits, runs, extra base hits, total bases and slugging percentage.

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24.

Matt Holliday scored the winning run on Jamey Carroll's sacrifice fly in a bloody collision with catcher Michael Barrett, although controversy arose as to whether he touched home plate.

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25.

Matt Holliday played in 158 games and posted career-highs as the National League leader in hits, doubles, RBI, extra base hits, and total bases.

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Matt Holliday became just the fifth National Leaguer in the previous 59 years to lead the NL in both batting average and RBI, and only the 13th major league player in the previous 45 years with at least 200 hits and 50 doubles.

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27.

Matt Holliday was selected as the Rockies' Player of the Year for the second time and The Sporting News named him to their All-Star team.

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28.

On January 18,2008, Matt Holliday signed a two-year, $23 million contract with the Rockies, covering his final two years of arbitration.

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29.

Matt Holliday replaced Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano, who did not play due to injury, as the starter in right field, and hit a solo home run in the top of the fifth inning.

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30.

Matt Holliday got off a slow start as minor injuries hampered him while playing in Oakland.

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31.

Matt Holliday contributed two home runs and six RBI, including a seventh-inning grand slam that tied the score at 13.

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32.

Matt Holliday represented an instant offensive upgrade for Cardinals left fielders, who had batted.

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33.

Matt Holliday hit in the fourth slot in the lineup behind All-Star first baseman Albert Pujols.

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34.

Matt Holliday finished 16th in the NL MVP voting – including a fourth-place vote – despite playing nearly 100 games in the American League.

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Matt Holliday finished tied for second in the National League in doubles, third in hits, fourth with 317 total bases and 52 multi-hit games, fifth in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage and extra base hits with 74, and seventh in slugging and RBI.

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36.

Matt Holliday earned another Silver Slugger award, was named to The Sporting News All-Star Team and placed 12th in the NL MVP voting.

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37.

Matt Holliday returned just nine days later despite a forecast to miss four to six weeks.

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38.

Matt Holliday made his fifth MLB All-Star Game appearance and third Home Run Derby.

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39.

Matt Holliday was in better health for the NLCS against Milwaukee, batting.

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40.

Matt Holliday was injured again in Game 6 on a play diving into third base where catcher Mike Napoli and third baseman Adrian Beltre had picked him off, and the injury kept him out of Game 7.

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41.

Matt Holliday was named the NL All-Star team to replace teammate Yadier Molina when he went on the bereavement list.

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42.

Matt Holliday held the record until Brandon Moss surpassed that distance four years later.

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Matt Holliday opened the 2015 season with a 12-game hitting streak that evolved into a sequence of reaching base in each of the first 45 games of the season, breaking Pujols's National League record of 42 games to open a season which he set in 2008.

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44.

Matt Holliday continued to reap considerable vote totals in spite of missing a month, and eventually was chosen a starting outfielder for the first time in his career.

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45.

Matt Holliday was rendered unable to play in the game due to the quadriceps injury.

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46.

Matt Holliday hit his first career pinch-hit home run in that game and 20th of the season.

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47.

Matt Holliday became the 93rd player in major league history to reach that milestone along with 2,000 hits.

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48.

On July 28,2018, Matt Holliday signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies.

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49.

Matt Holliday had the slowest baserunning sprint speed of all major league left fielders, at 25.

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50.

Matt Holliday was named to the St Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in May 2022, and will be inducted to the "Red jacket club" in August 2022.

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51.

Since being acquired from Oakland, Matt Holliday ranked fifth in MLB in RBI, doubles, and runs scored, ninth in extra-base hits, and 14th in OPS.

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52.

Matt Holliday was a key factor in the 2011 championship run with a big NLCS.

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53.

Matt Holliday is a Christian and is part of a Bible study group with fellow Christian teammates.

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54.

Matt Holliday became more active on his Twitter account and more readily availed himself as a guest on talk radio shows.

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55.

Matt Holliday has trained with teammates, such as Freese, and pitcher Trevor Rosenthal, in activities such as "sled pushing, tire flipping and some fireman carries", and each player taking turns carrying each other for about 20 metres.

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56.

Years later, when Matt Holliday was a member of the Rockies team that played the Red Sox in the 2007 World Series, Farrell was the Red Sox pitching coach.

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57.

Active in charity work, Matt Holliday has represented his teams around Greater St Louis while maintaining a low profile.

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58.

Kathy Matt Holliday had been treated for colorectal cancer while the Cardinals played the Giants in the 2012 NLCS.

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59.

On July 18,2019, it was announced that Matt Holliday would be joining his brother Josh's coaching staff at Oklahoma State University as an outfielding and hitting coach.

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