Born: (1980-01-15) January 15, 1980 (age 44) Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 2004, for the Colorado Rockies
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 2018, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
Batting average
.299
Hits
2,096
Home runs
316
Runs batted in
1,220
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2004–2008)
Oakland Athletics (2009)
St. Louis Cardinals (2009–2016)
New York Yankees (2017)
Colorado Rockies (2018)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (2006–2008, 2010–2012, 2015)
World Series champion (2011)
NLCS MVP (2007)
4× Silver Slugger Award (2006–2008, 2010)
NL batting champion (2007)
NL RBI leader (2007)
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Yankees. A World Series champion in 2011 with the Cardinals, Holliday played a key role in seven postseasons, including the Rockies' first-ever World Series appearance in 2007 and Cardinals' playoff success in the 2010s. His distinctions include a National League (NL) batting championship, the 2007 NL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award (NLCS MVP), seven All-Star selections, and four Silver Slugger Awards. Other career accomplishments include 300 home runs, more than 2,000 hits, and batting over .300 eight times.
The Colorado Rockies selected Holliday in the seventh round of the 1998 MLB draft from high school in Oklahoma, where he also starred as a highly touted quarterback prospect.[1] He debuted in MLB in 2004, becoming the Rockies' starting left fielder and a middle of the lineup presence. In 2006, he became the 19th player ever to reach 195 hits, 30 home runs, 45 doubles, 115 runs and 110 runs batted in (RBI) in one season. The next season, he won the NL batting title, September National League Player of the Month honors and NLCS MVP[2] as the Rockies won 21 of 22 games at the end of the regular season and in the playoffs en route to their first World Series appearance.[3] In the first of four consecutive NLCS appearances starting in 2011, he batted .435 with a .652 slugging percentage in the 2011 NLCS on his way to winning his first World Series ring with the Cardinals. In 2014, he became just the fifth player in MLB history to amass nine consecutive seasons of at least 20 home runs, 30 doubles, 75 RBI and 80 runs scored each season.
In addition to his presence as a leader on the field, Holliday is active in charity work and assisting his teammates off the field. Thus, the St. Louis chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America has awarded him the Darryl Kile Good Guy Award. He is a frequent visitor to children's hospitals. From 2012 to 2016, Holliday co-sponsored a pledge drive for Greater St. Louis hospitals called "Homers for Health", which raised more than $3.7 million. Because of his hitting abilities and strength, he has sometimes been called the "Stillwater Stinger". His son, Jackson, was selected first overall in the 2022 MLB draft.
^Moss, Irv (February 12, 2008). "Rockies banked on steal of 1998 draft". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^"The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies: News: Colorado Rockies News". Colorado Rockies. MLB. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^"Rockies receive many contributions, but Holliday tops". ESPN. Associated Press. October 16, 2007. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
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made his MLB debut in 2024. He is the son of former MLB All-Star MattHolliday. Holliday attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma. After...
Oklahoma State, and the elder Holliday later served as head coach while Josh was an assistant. Holliday's brother, MattHolliday is a retired Major League...
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rally ahead, MattHolliday, standing 90 feet (27 m) away as the possible go-ahead run, was picked off at third by catcher Mike Napoli. Holliday injured his...
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became part of some rare home run displays. On April 27, he, rookie MattHolliday, and Charles Johnson combined to slug back-to-back-to-back home runs...
2018) to the Toronto Blue Jays to complete the trade. July 29, 2018: MattHolliday was signed as a free agent by the Colorado Rockies. August 31, 2018:...
58), 137 RBI (second to Howard, 149) and 119 runs scored (tied with MattHolliday, Hanley Ramírez, and Alfonso Soriano for fifth). Of his 49 home runs...
not selected by the screening committee for inclusion on the ballot were: Matt Belisle, Gregor Blanco, Blaine Boyer, Santiago Casilla, Brett Cecil, Jorge...
52 doubles; he led both leagues with 11 sacrifice flies. Along with MattHolliday in 2014, Cabrera attained at least 20 home runs, 30 doubles, 75 RBI...
to reach 40 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 40 doubles in one season. MattHolliday hit the longest home run of the season in MLB against the San Francisco...
with just one hit—a double off the glove of fellow Cardinal All-Star MattHolliday—one walk, and two strikeouts. In one 11-game stretch preceding August...
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Hornsby, Ruth, Joe Medwick, George Foster, and Cecil Fielder. Notably, MattHolliday won the NL title in 2007 by one RBI over Ryan Howard, only overtaking...
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