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Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980 in Stillwater, Oklahoma) is the starting left fielder for the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies drafted Holliday in the seventh round of the 1998 draft. more...

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Along with Rockies third baseman Garrett Atkins, Holliday is considered to be the new face of the Rockies franchise as the Todd Helton era eventually comes to a close. He and Atkins are also best friends who met during the 2002 season (they were minor league teammates and roommates on the road) and their closeness and ever-improving offensive ability were featured as the subject of an article in the April 17, 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated.

Early career

Holliday was recruited out of Stillwater High School in Oklahoma to play quarterback at Oklahoma State, but he chose to sign with the Colorado Rockies and was signed by scout Pat Daugherty. As a senior, Holliday earned All-American honors in football and baseball and also earned his region's Gatorade Player of the Year award in both sports. He also competed for the 1997 USA Junior National Team.

Major league career

2004

Holliday was originally scheduled to spend much of 2004 with Colorado Rockies' Triple-A affiliate Colorado Springs Sky Sox. However, due to injuries to Rockies outfielders Preston Wilson and Larry Walker, he soon became a mainstay in the Rockies lineup. Holliday made his major league debut on April 16, 2004 in an away game against the St. Louis Cardinals. He had three at-bats, but didn't record a hit . Holliday played a total of 121 games during his rookie season and finished with a .290 average, 14 home runs, 31 doubles and 57 RBI. He hit his first career home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 22, 2004. Holliday was named to Baseball America's All-Rookie team and Topps All-Star Rookie team. He would finish fifth in the voting for the 2004 National League Rookie of the Year.

2005

Holliday played in 125 games during the 2005 season and improved in nearly all of his offensive categories from the previous season. He hit .307 with 147 hits, 19 home runs, 87 RBI, 68 runs, 14 stolen bases and 242 total bases. He also had a better slugging percentage (.505) and on base percentage (.361). After the All-Star break, Holliday hit 14 home runs, which were the most on the Colorado Rockies during the second half of the season. He also drove in 64 runs after the All-Star break, second in the National League to Chase Utley (65). Holliday spent time on the disabled list from June 9 to July 18 due to a fractured right pinky finger. In September, Holliday hit a National League-high 33 RBI, which was also a Rockies record for the month of September. On September 20, he tied a Colorado Rockies record by hitting eight RBI in one game. He also hit two home runs in that game, which turned out to be a 20-1 blowout against the San Diego Padres. Holliday's eight RBI was the second-highest single-game total in the 2005 MLB season, second only to the 10 RBI by New York Yankees' third baseman Alex Rodriguez on April 26 against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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