Matt Holliday
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Matthew Thomas Holliday
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 4", Weight 235 lb.
- Debut April 16, 2004
- Born January 15, 1980 in Stillwater, OK USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Matt Holliday, after playing five years with the Colorado Rockies, joined the Oakland Athletics for the 2009 season. Holliday, who was the 2007 NL batting champion and who finished second in the 2007 National League MVP Award voting, has a lifetime major league batting average well over .300.
Holliday played in the minors from 1998-2003, hitting over .300 only in the Rookie League in 1998. In 2004 he came to AAA ball for the first time, playing six games for Tulsa, and spending the rest of the season as a major league rookie with the Rockies, finishing fifth in the 2004 National League Rookie of the Year Award voting.
Holliday's father, Tom Holliday, took Oklahoma State University to the College World Series as head coach in 1999, and is currently an assistant coach at North Carolina State University. His brother Josh is an assistant at Georgia Tech.
In the 1997 World Junior Championship, Holliday manned the outfield for the Bronze Medal-winning USA. He hit .387 overall for the summer with 8 stolen bases, second on the team.
The only other major leaguer through 2009 with the last name Holliday is Bug Holliday, who played in the 19th Century.
[edit] Notable Achievements
- 2004 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 3-time NL All-Star (2006-2008)
- 3-time NL Silver Slugger Award Winner (2006-2008)
- 2007 NLCS MVP
- NL Batting Average Leader (2007)
- NL Hits Leader (2007)
- NL Total Bases Leader (2007)
- NL Doubles Leader (2007)
- NL RBI Leader (2007)
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 3 (2006-2008)
- 30-Home Run Seasons: 2 (2006 & 2007)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 2 (2006 & 2007)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 3 (2006-2008)
- 200 Hits Seasons: 1 (2007)
