Matt Holliday

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10+12 games behind the Braves for the wild card playoff berth with 28 left to play. [140] In a September 1 contest against the Brewers, Holliday hit his 200th career home run, becoming the 300th player in MLB history to do so. [141] Tendonitis developed in his right hand on September 13, limiting him to three more starts the rest of the season. [136] St. Louis won 20 of their final 28 games, enabling them to overtake the Braves for the wild card position [142] in the last game of the regular season; it was the largest lead surrendered in MLB history with 28 games left to play. [140] [143] In 124 games, Holliday batted .296 with 22 home runs, 75 RBI, 36 doubles, .388 on-base percentage, .525 slugging percentage, .912 OPS, and 151 OPS+, placing sixth in the NL in on-base percentage, seventh in OPS and OPS+ and ninth in doubles.

In the NLDS against the Phillies, Holliday's tendonitis reemerged, [144] limiting him to start two of the five games in the series. He was in better health for the NLCS against Milwaukee, batting .435 with 10 hits, [136] six runs scored, five RBI and a home run. The Cardinals defeated the Brewers, [116] advancing to the World Series [145] against the Texas Rangers. [116] Holliday was injured again in Game 6 on a play diving into third base where catcher Mike Napoli and third baseman Adrián Beltré had picked him off, [146] and the injury also kept him out of Game 7. The Cardinals won again and the Series, giving him his first World Series ring. [147] Although he had just three hits in 19 at bats, Holliday walked seven times – the most since Bonds' 13 in the 2002 World Series — boosting his on-base percentage to .385 as he scored five runs. [136]

In 41 straight starts spanning from June 22 to August 8, 2012, Holliday reached base. [148] His 15-game hitting streak from June 27 to July 16 was a season-high for the club. [149] From June 16 to July 6, he batted .500 with 10 doubles, 17 runs scored, four home runs, and 21 RBI; his batting average, on-base percentage (.549) and slugging percentage (.824) each led MLB. Holliday was named the NL All-Star team to replace teammate Yadier Molina when he went on the bereavement list. [150] On July 21, Holliday hit the longest home run recorded to date at Busch Stadium. The ball traveled 469 feet (143 m), flying past the 'Big Mac Land' sign into the second deck in left field. [151] He held the record until Brandon Moss surpassed that distance four years later. [152] Safely hitting four times in five at bats on August 26 against Cincinnati, he also had four RBI and missed hitting for the cycle by a home run. [153] He singled in the first inning against the Nationals on August 30 for his 1,500th career hit. [154] Holliday finished the season with a .295 batting average with 27 home runs and 102 RBI. [151]

During the NLCS against the Giants in Game 2, he slid into second baseman Marco Scutaro during a routine ground ball double play and ended up on top of him. Scutaro left the game to have x-rays taken. Controversy arose and persisted as to whether Holliday intentionally attempted to injure him. The Giants trailed 1–0 at that point, but scored seven runs to win, 7–1. [155] [156] [157] Eventually, the Giants won the series. The Missouri Athletic Club named Holliday their Sports Personality of the Year for 2012. [18]

Holliday hit a grand slam on June 9, 2013, during a seven-run 10th inning against the Reds in an 11–4 victory. [158] He left the July 11 game against the Cubs early because of a tightened right hamstring sustained while running to first base, [159] prompting the Cardinals to place him on the DL. He returned July 27 against the Braves. [160] In another game against the Reds on August 26, Holliday's three-run home run was the longest at Busch Stadium in 2013 at 442 feet (135 m). [161] During the final road trip of the season, he collected 13 hits in 26 at bats. However, back spasms kept him out of several games at the end of the regular season. [162] The Cardinals set an all-time MLB team record by batting .330 with runners in scoring position, and Holliday was fourth in MLB in those situations that year at .390. [163] In all, he finished with 22 home runs, 94 RBI, and a .300 batting average. His MLB-leading 31 double plays grounded into were a career-high and set a new Cardinals' single-season franchise record. [164]

The Cardinals clinched the best record in the NL at 97–65, granting Holliday his fifth career postseason entrance, and fourth with the Cardinals. Faced with a must-win Game 4 situation against the Pirates in the NLDS, he hit a two-run home run in a 2–1 victory. [165] The Cardinals advanced to their third consecutive NLCS against the Dodgers. [166] Holliday started 0-for-13, but his Game 3 home run off Ricky Nolasco to help St. Louis win, 4–2. [167] [168] The Cardinals defeated the Dodgers in six games, securing Holliday's third trip to the Fall Classic, [169] and second against the Red Sox. Holliday collected six hits in 24 at bats with one double, one triple and two home runs for a .625 slugging percentage; however, the Red Sox claimed the title in six games. [170] In the 2013 postseason, Holliday hit four home runs, 10 RBI and a .507 slugging percentage. [116]

2014: Fifth NLCS, 400th double and 1,000th career RBI and run scored

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Holliday with Jon Jay and Oscar Taveras at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in 2014

By reaching base in each of his first 30 home games of 2014, Holliday authored the longest such streak to start a season in franchise history since Solly Hemus had 33 straight in 1953, extending a streak of 42 dating back to the previous September 6. [171] He singled in Jon Jay to drive in the 1,000th run of his career on June 17 at Busch Stadium against Washington, the 277th player in MLB history to do so. [172] While batting against Dan Haren of the Dodgers on July 19, Holliday hit his 400th career double and hit a 435 feet (133 m) home run for his 1,000th run scored. [173]

The Arizona Fall League announced on July 20 that Holliday, along with fellow outfielder Carl Crawford, were selected to their Hall of Fame. [21] For the week ending September 2, Holliday was the NL Player of the Week, following a major league-leading 13 RBI – four of which each won separate contests – and an NL-leading four home runs, .889 slugging percentage and 24 total bases while the Cardinals took over first place in the NL Central. [174] On September 12, his 467 feet (142 m) home run against the Rockies was the longest home of the season at Busch Stadium and the second-longest in the stadium's history, just after the one he had hit two years earlier against the Cubs. [175] From August 30 to the end of the season, he batted .538 with RISP. [176] He finished the season with a .272 average, 20 home runs, 90 RBI (eighth in the NL), 37 doubles, 83 runs scored, 74 BB (eighth), 247 times on base (sixth), .370 on-base percentage (10th) and .443 slugging percentage. [177] Seventeen of Holliday's 20 home runs traveled at least 400 feet (120 m); his home run true distance average of 417.9 feet (127.4 m) led all MLB. [178] [179] For the ninth consecutive season, Holliday recorded at least 20 home runs, 30 doubles, 75 RBI and 80 runs scored, becoming just the fifth player in MLB history to do so. The others with this exploit were Stan Musial (10), Manny Ramirez (10), Pujols (10), and Miguel Cabrera (nine). [171]

The Cardinals finished first in the NL Central division to enter the postseason for the fifth time [8] and faced the Dodgers in an NLDS for the second time in six seasons since acquiring Holliday. After finding themselves down 6–1 in Game 1, Holliday provided a three-run home run off reliever Pedro Báez that was the difference in a 10–9 victory. [180] The Cardinals faced the Giants in an NLCS rematch but were defeated in five games. [181] For the National League MVP voting, he placed 14th, marking the eighth time he received votes. [182]

2015–16

Holliday opened the 2015 season with a 12-game hitting streak [183] 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. [184] [185] It was the longest such streak in MLB since Derek Jeter garnered 53 in 1999. [186] Dating back to the end of 2014, Holliday's continuity of reaching base spanned 47 games. [184] The venture reached finality on June 2 against the Brewers after umpire Joe West ejected him for arguing a called third strike, the fourth ejection of his career. [187]

On June 8, Holliday suffered a right quadriceps strain while diving for a fly ball off the bat of the Rockies' Carlos González, and the Cardinals placed him on the 15-day DL. At the time, he was batting .303 with three home runs and 26 RBI, [188] and had been receiving strong fan support in the All-Star Game voting. He 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. He was rendered unable to play in the game due to the quadriceps injury. [189] [190]

After returning from the DL, Holliday's first home run was a grand slam on July 21 against Carlos Rodon of the Chicago White Sox in an 8–5 win, [191] his sixth career grand slam. [192] He reinjured the right quadriceps on July 30, prompting the club to retract him to the DL. [193] The Cardinals reactivated him on September 15 after missing 41 games. [194] Holliday played 73 games and finished the season with a .279 batting average, .394 on-base percentage, .410 slugging percentage, .804 OPS, four home runs and 35 RBI in 277 plate appearances. [195]

The Cardinals started Holliday at first base on Opening Day of the 2016 season, a position he had not previously played during his career. [196] On May 6 against Pittsburgh, Holliday collected his 512th hit at Busch Stadium, breaking his personal tie of 511 hits at Coors Field. Having already achieved 500 hits at both stadiums, he became the only active player with at least 500 hits at multiple stadiums, and just the fourteenth to do so within the previous 50 years. [197] Holliday hit a home run on May 30 that traveled 466 feet (142 m) off Jhan Mariñez that nearly exited Miller Park in a 6–0 defeat of the Brewers. [198] The next day, also against the Brewers, he collected his 1,000th career hit with the Cardinals. [199]

A 94 miles per hour (151 km/h) fastball from the Cubs' Mike Montgomery on August 11, 2016, struck Holliday on the right thumb, fracturing it. The Cardinals placed him on the DL. [200] Presented with the option to either allow the thumb to heal naturally or with surgery, Holliday elected surgery as that would have potentially allowed him to return before season's end. [201] [202] He encountered multiple delays in recovery. Having been informed in the final days of the 2016 season that the Cardinals would not pick up the option for 2017 worth $17 million, he was activated from the DL — although his thumb was still fractured — in time for the September 30 game against Pittsburgh. He hit his first career pinch-hit home run in that game and 20th of the season. [203] [204] Holliday released a statement: "While I'm disappointed this could be it here in St. Louis, I understand that it might be time to move on." [205] While his batting average had dropped to a career-low .246, Holliday was optimistic about a rebound. Because he produced the third-highest exit velocity at 94.7 miles per hour (152.4 km/h) of all hitters with at least 100 batted balls in 2016, he concluded that to "have my misses be more in the air than on the ground, my numbers could really get back toward where they have been my whole career." [206]

New York Yankees (2017)

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Holliday with the New York Yankees in 2017

After becoming a free agent for the second time in his career, on December 7, 2016, Holliday signed a one-year contract with the New York Yankees worth $13 million, [207] to become their primary designated hitter (DH). [208] One provision to the contract was an unusual, "enormously specific", no-trade clause to one team: the Oakland Athletics. [209]

His first RBI and double for the Yankees came on the same play on April 4, 2017, versus the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, in the third inning of a 5–0 Yankees win. [210] His first home run for the Yankees was on April 7, on a pitch by Baltimore Orioles starter Ubaldo Jiménez in the third inning of a 6–5 loss. [211] The following day, Holliday collected his 2,000th career hit versus Kevin Gausman, a first-inning single, in a 5–4 loss to the Orioles. [212] Holliday drew a career-high five walks on April 9, tying a Yankees franchise record. [213] On April 28, Holliday hit a walk-off three-run home run off Jayson Aquino, which capped a comeback after trailing 1−9, and helped a 14−11 win over the Orioles. [214]

Holliday hit his 300th career home run on May 3, versus Marcus Stroman of the Toronto Blue Jays. He became the 93rd player in major league history to reach that milestone along with 2,000 hits. [215]

On June 28, Holliday was placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a viral infection. [216] On July 5, it was revealed that Holliday tested positive for Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis. [217] He hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning versus Craig Kimbrel of the Boston Red Sox on July 15, which the Yankees eventually won in 16 innings, 4−1. [218] On August 6, Holliday was again placed on the 10-day disabled list due to a lower back strain. [219] For the 2017 season, he batted .231/.316/.432.

Colorado Rockies (2018)

On July 28, 2018, Holliday signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies. [220] The Rockies assigned him to the Albuquerque Isotopes. [221] On August 23, Holliday was placed in the starting lineup, to play left field for the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, against the San Diego Padres. Infielder Garrett Hampson was optioned to Albuquerque to make room on the 25-man roster & in the process Hampson's uniform number 7 was given to Holliday, Hampson would wear #1 upon his return to the club in September. [222]

In 2018 he batted .283/.415/.434 in 53 at bats. [223] He had the slowest baserunning sprint speed of all major league left fielders, at 25.1 feet/second. [224] He was the 4th-oldest player in the National League. [225]

Holliday elected free agency on October 29 and retired that offseason.[ citation needed ] He was named to the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in May 2022, and was inducted to the "Red Jacket Club" in August 2022. [226]

Coaching career

On July 18, 2019, Holliday announced he would be joining his brother Josh's coaching staff at Oklahoma State University as an outfielding and hitting coach. [227]

On November 6, 2022, Holliday rejoined the St. Louis Cardinals as their bench coach, [228] but he resigned from the position on January 12, 2023, prior to the season. [229]

Awards and accomplishments

Championships, awards, and honors

Matt Holliday
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Holliday with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2013
Left fielder
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
Championships earned or shared
TitleTimesDatesRef
Arizona League champion11998 [15]
National League batting champion 12007 [177]
National League champion 3 2007, 2011, 2013 [3] [145] [169]
World Series champion 1 2011 [147]
Awards received
Name of awardTimesDatesRef
All-American, high school baseball11997 [7]
All-American, high school football11997 [7]
Baseball America All-Rookie team12004 [22]
BBWAA St. Louis chapter Darryl Kile Good Guy Award 12010 [133]
Carolina League Player of the Month1June 2001 [19]
Colorado Rockies Player of the Year22005, 2007 [31]
Gatorade Player of the Year, Regional level, baseball11997 [7]
Gatorade Player of the Year, Regional level, football11997 [7]
Major League Baseball All-Star 7 200608, 201012, 2015 [35] [43] [138] [150] [189]
Major League Baseball Home Run Derby participant3 2007, 2010, 2011 [43] [138]
Missouri Athletic Club Sports Personality of the Year12012 [18]
National League Championship Series MVP Award 1 2007 [3]
National League Player of the Month 1September 2007 [50]
National League Player of the Week 7July 31, 2005
September 24, 2006
July 29, 2007
September 16, 2007
April 13, 2008
June 20, 2010
September 2, 2014
[28]
[38]
[44]
[47]
[78]
[131]
[174]
Silver Slugger Award at outfield 42006−08, 2010 [177]
Southern League Hitter of the Week2June 27 and July 18, 2002 [20]
Southern League Mid-Season All-Star12002 [20]
Sporting News All-Star team22007, 2010 [43] [131]
Topps All-Star Rookie team 12004 [22]
Honors received
Act of honor bestowedDatesRef
Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame inductee2014 [21]
Matt Holliday Day in Oklahoma, December 14declared 2007 [72]
Stillwater High School jersey number 24 retired2007 [72]

Statistical achievements

Notes: Through 2015 season. Per Baseball-Reference.com. [177]

National League statistical leader
CategoryTimesDates
Batting champion 12007
Doubles leader 1
Extra base hits leader1
Hits leader1
Runs batted in leader 1
Total bases leader1
National League top-ten ranking
CategoryTimesSeasonsCategoryTimesSeasons
Adjusted on-base plus slugging 72006–08, 2010–13 Home runs 12007
Bases on balls 22012, 2014 On-base percentage 72007–08, 2010–14
Batting average 52005–08, 2010 On-base plus slugging percentage72006–08, 2010–13
Double plays grounded into52006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 Runs batted in 72006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012–14
Doubles 42006, 2007, 2010, 2011 Runs scored52006–08, 2012, 2013
Extra base hits 42006, 2007, 2010, 2012 Slugging percentage 42006–08, 2010
Games played32010, 2012, 2014 Stolen bases 12008
Hits 42006, 2007, 2010, 2012 Times on base 62007, 2008, 2010, 2012–14
Total bases 42006, 2007, 2010, 2012
Benchmarks achieved
MinCategoryTimesSeasonsMinCategoryTimesSeasons
135 adjusted on-base plus slugging 82005–13.900 on-base plus slugging 62006–11
70 bases on balls 42008, 2009, 2012, 2014100 runs batted in 52006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
.300 batting average 72005–10, 2013100 runs scored42006–08, 2013
10 double plays grounded into92005–07, 2009–14.500 Slugging percentage 72005–11
30 doubles 102004, 2006–1425 stolen bases 12008
150games played62006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014.370 on-base percentage 92006–14
200 hits 12007250 total bases 82006–10, 2012–14
30 home runs 22006–07

Records and other distinctions

Records held
Venue or organizationAchievementStatisticDate accomplishedDate surpassedRef
Busch StadiumLongest home run469 feet (143 m)July 20, 2012June 30, 2016 [151] [152]
Colorado RockiesMost RBI in a single game (tied)8September 20, 2005Current [29]
Colorado RockiesMost RBI in the month of September322005Current [27]
Colorado RockiesLongest on-base streak38 games2007Current [43]
National LeagueLongest on-base streak to start a season45 games2015Current [187]
St. Louis CardinalsMost double plays ground into in one season312013Current [164]
Other accomplishments and distinctions
AchievementNo. of playersDates achievedDates inclusiveRef
Nine or more consecutive seasons of 20 HR, 30 doubles, 75 RBI and 80 runs scored52006−14All MLB history [171]
195 hits, 30 home runs, 45 doubles, 115 runs and 110 RBI in one season192006All MLB history [33]
200 hits and 50 doubles in one season1320071962–2007 [61]
2× grand slam and additional home run in team's record-breaking comeback victory for runs deficit:
  • vs. Marlins: 18–17 win after 9-run deficit (Rockies record)
  • vs. Twins: 14–13 win after 10-run deficit (A's record)

July 4, 2008

July 20, 2009


[82]

[100]

Hit 11 home runs in 12 games22007 [43]
ESPN Longest Home Run of season, 498 feet (152 m)2006 [36]
3× longest home run of season at Busch Stadium2012−14 [151] [161] [175]
MLB longest home run average true distance of season, 417.9 feet (127.4 m)2014 [178]

Player profile

Former Cardinals hitting coach Mark McGwire described Holliday as "a very good on-base guy. He'll take the walks. He knows how to work the count. He uses the whole field. Once in a while he'll tap into his strength and hit homers. He's just really good." Comparing his approach to that of Pujols and Adrián González, McGwire also commented that "Matt's very strong mentally. I can't emphasize enough how this game is a mental grind. The stronger ones do survive, and the stronger ones you see throughout their career, the numbers are always there." [230]

Pundits and fans have consistently questioned Holliday's durability, and thus his effectiveness as a hitter, into the final guaranteed year of the contract he signed in 2010. However, during each of its first five seasons, he played no fewer than 124 games. In each of the first 11 seasons of his career, including his rookie year, he played at least 121 games. [231]

Throughout his career, Holliday has received criticism for his defense. [232] After signing with the Yankees, he was projected to play mainly DH, as sportswriter George King observed, "Yankee Stadium's vast left field and the 6-foot-4, 240-pound Holliday aren't a good marriage, but he might be able to navigate a much smaller right field in a pinch." [233]

Survey of free agent contract signed in 2010

The contract to which Holliday and the Cardinals agreed before the 2010 season was widely viewed as a great success. [234] [235] [236] [237] Over its first five seasons, he averaged 147 games per season, .295 batting average, .383 OBP and .496 SLG for a 141 OPS+; his counting stats average included 24 home runs, 93 RBI, and 92 runs scored. [176] He totaled 119 homers and 185 doubles in that span. [236] Since being acquired from Oakland, Holliday ranked fifth in MLB in RBI, doubles, and runs scored, ninth in extra-base hits, and 14th in OPS. [176]

Fangraphs' Wins Above Replacement (WAR) formula rated Holliday's production equivalent to nearly $110 million in value while actually being paid just $84 million. [238] In that span, he ranked 11th in all MLB, and fifth among outfielders, with 23.8 WAR. [236] [239] Holliday was a key factor in the 2011 championship run with a big NLCS. [124] With RISP, Holliday had hit .315 with a .407 OBP and .486 SLG during his Cardinals years. Since Busch Stadium opened in 2006, he hit .309 with a .403 OBP, .542 SLG; only Pujols had more home runs, RBI and a higher OPS. [176] At $17.2 million in total earnings, Forbes magazine ranked Holliday as the 99th-highest paid athlete in the world in 2014. [240]

In spite of missing significant time in 2015 and 2016, Holliday contributed 24.1 WAR during the life of his 2010−16 contract with St. Louis, worth $168.6 million in total contributions according to Fangraphs. [204]

Personal life

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Holliday during the 2011 World Series victory parade in St. Louis

Holliday and his wife, Leslee, married on December 30, 2000. They met on a blind date in 1999 in Stillwater during the baseball offseason when Matt had returned home from his first professional season following his selection by the Rockies in the MLB draft and Leslee was an undergraduate at OSU−Stillwater. Matt's best friend was dating a friend of Leslee's, and they wanted to do a double date, so her friend asked if she would go with Matt. The Hollidays currently reside in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Jupiter, Florida, and have four children. [241] They have three sons, Jackson (born December 4, 2003), Ethan (b. February 23, 2007), and Reed (b. July 24, 2013) and a daughter, Gracyn (b. November 7, 2009). Jackson was selected first overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles and made his MLB debut in 2024. [242] Ethan is considered to be one of the top prospects eligible in the 2025 MLB draft. [243] [244]

The Hollidays formerly resided in Austin, Texas, during the offseason until December 2010, following his signing of the contract with the Cardinals in January 2010. [245] During the offseason, Holliday and his family have also lived in Stillwater, where he also has worked with his brother, Josh, on his swing. [246] In the 2014−15 offseason, Holliday and his family moved to South Florida, allowing him to stay in optimal shape year-round, and his sons to continue to play sports in winter months. [247]

Holliday is a Christian and is part of a Bible study group with fellow Christian teammates. He has spoken about his faith saying, "I play for God. It says in the Bible that we are to do all things for Him. ... So I try to do the best that I can for Him. This is my job, not who I am." [248] Leslee has led a Bible study in the St. Louis area for professional athletes' wives. [241]

Holliday's favorite player growing up was Cal Ripken Jr. He has stated that if he had a dream car it would be a Bentley Continental GT, rather than a sports car, because he is "too big for small sports cars." [249]

Scott Boras has represented Holliday as his agent since he turned professional. Holliday described his relationship with Boras and his staff in that he "enjoy(s) sitting down and talking to them. Scott is as accessible as you want him to be. I could call him right now. He's got a lot of clients and people say they don't hear from Scott but he'll give you as much or as little attention as you want." Holliday further explained that due to the amenities the Boras Corporation provides, including a staff psychologist, research to assist players in prolonging careers, studies into arbitration cases, and statistical performance computation, he felt that Boras' agency gave him the best opportunities to succeed. [250] [251]

Known primarily as a reserved figure, Holliday has played for years in the shadows of such franchise icons as Todd Helton and Albert Pujols, which accommodated his demeanor well. However, he has emerged as a veteran presence for the Cardinals willing to assist and entertain younger players and top prospects as they attempt to adjust to a lifestyle of playing baseball. In January 2012, he invited Matt Adams, Ryan Jackson, Charlie Tilson and Kolten Wong for a weeklong stay in St. Louis at the tony Frontenac Hotel. Activities included eating out, hitting, working out and attending a St. Louis Blues game. Holliday also became more active on his Twitter account and more readily availed himself as a guest on talk radio shows. Further, he befriended former teammate David Freese, who, shortly after Holliday's arrival in St. Louis in 2009, was arrested for driving under the influence. However, after becoming daily workout partners and socializing, teammates noted a "positive influence" on Freese. [252]

With intense off-season physical training regimens, Holliday plays squash and likes to incorporate an NFL approach. He 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 meters. [253]

One opponent with long-time ties to the Hollidays is former Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell. Farrell pitched for Tom Holliday at OSU, helping propel them to four College World Series appearances. When Matt and Josh were still toddlers, Farrell often babysat them when their parents went out. 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. Six years after that, as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals, Holliday again played against Farrell. This time, he was the Red Sox manager. [254] In both Series, however, Farrell's teams were victorious over Holliday's. [70] [170]

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Awards
Preceded by Topps All-Star Rookie Outfielder
2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by National League Player of the Month
September 2007
Succeeded by