Matt Holliday RUMORS & NEWS

Fox Sports Midwest "Mick Foley considers himself good friends with St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Carlos Beltran (the two first met when Beltran played for the New York Mets). But the Cardinal the professional wrestler would pick to join him in the ring plays on the other side of the outfield. "Holliday had..." May 18

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "David Freese is going on the disabled list. Jason Motte, no doubt, also. But Matt Holiday will not be following them and probably not Carlos Beltran, either. While Cardinals third baseman Freese (sore lower back) and closer Motte (sore elbow) aren’t going to be playing again until at least..." March 27

Viva El Birdos "Here's one way to make national news as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals: Matt Holliday, talking on satellite radio recently, came out in favor of blood tests and 162-game suspensions for steroid users. (Via BTF.) He joins Frank Thomas on the list of terrifyingly enormous sluggers to come out..." January 31

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday, a late scratch before Game 6 of the National League championship series, was taken for a scan of his lower back during the game to determine if there was anything structural wrong with the area that had given him fits during batting practice. The magnetic..." October 22

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday will return to the Cardinals lineup for Game 7 tonight after missing Sunday night's Game 6 due to back stiffness. Manager Mike Matheny made the decision to keep Holliday out of Sunday's lineup after noticing Holliday having a difficult time extending through..." October 22

Hardball Talk "Originally slated to start in left field and bat third in Game 6, Matt Holliday was scratched from Sunday's starting lineup about an hour and a half before first pitch. Back stiffness is the cause. Holliday has been struggling in the postseason, particularly of late. He's 4-for-21 with no..." October 21

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "With a series-clinching win over the Giants tonight, the Cardinals could assure themselves of spending the next eight days at home. So in a way, they play today for left fielder Matt Holliday, who helped position the Cardinals for their 8-3 win in Game 4 of the NLCS with two RBI singles. A..." October 19

Chicago Tribune "The suspense comes early Wednesday. As the home team comes to bat in the first inning, all eyes will be on Matt Holliday. Just how comfortable should he get in the batter's box? When the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals last met, on Monday, Holliday injured San Francisco second..." October 17

CSN Bay Area "It's not the Giants vs. the Dodgers, but this National League Championship matchup includes a history of bad blood between the two teams. Just ask Will Clark, Jose Oquendo and Ozzie Smith. The youngsters can Google that threesome for an important history lesson. In Game 2 between the Giants..." October 16

San Jose Mercury News "In the immediate aftermath of Monday's fateful play, Matt Holliday tried to check in on a player he admires. "Are you OK?'' Holliday asked Marco Scutaro. But there was no reply. Scutaro was in too much pain. Instead, the only response Holliday got came from a sellout crowd at AT&T Park,..." October 16

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals hitting coach Mark McGwire knows it when he sees it, having played the latter part of his career as an elite hitter with a back that rebelled against his swings. He also knows there's no way Matt Holliday will surrender to it. "I'm sure he'd say his back is fine," McGwire said..." October 02

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "After a day off Thursday, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny had a chance to give a few of his regulars another break Friday, having opened an eight-run lead into the second inning. But pointing to the adrenaline among his players with it being so close to playoff time, and mentioning that..." September 29

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Washington manager Davey Johnson has apparently conceded tonight's game, now trailing the Cardinals 9-1 after six innings. In the fifth inning, the Nationals removed several starters from the rout, and they took out more in the sixth, leaving the club with only two players on the field who..." September 28

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "In consecutive games over the weekend at Wrigley Field, left fielder Matt Holliday was removed in late innings because of a back injury the Cardinals did not want to aggravate as their No. 3 hitter attempts to play through the discomfort. Holliday singled and walked in the Cardinals' 6-3..." September 24

MLB.com "Already down one corner outfielder, the Cardinals lost another on Tuesday, as Matt Holliday was forced out of St. Louis' 5-1 win over the Mets due to lower back tightness in the seventh inning. However, it does not appear as if Holliday will be sidelined for a substantial amount of..." September 05

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Not even the urging of his two young sons, Jackson and Ethan, or the chiding of teammate Kyle Lohse could pressure Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday into grabbing an iron and taking a whack at a par-3 on Monday at The Country Club of St. Albans. He lent his name to the charity golf..." August 21

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "From his vantage point in the visitors' dugout at Coors Field, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny cannot study the opposing pitcher without having the out-of-town scoreboard on the right field wall also in his light of sight. Matheny admitted that it's the first time this season he's caught himself..." August 02

Denver Post "Matt Holliday flexed his muscles and the Rockies paid the price Wednesday night at rainy Coors Field. The Cardinals' slugger mashed two mammoth home runs and drove in five runs, leading St. Louis a 9-6 victory. The skies opened after the seventh inning, leading to a 1-hour, 26-minute rain..." August 02

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday left Tuesday's game shortly after taking a first-inning fastball from Brewers starter Randy Wolf above his left kneecap. With one out and a runner at first base, Holliday was unable to get away from a running pitch that bore in on him. The pitch immediately..." July 18

Belleville News-Democrat "St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday left Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers after being hit by a pitch. The injury occurred in the top of the first inning when Randy Wolf hit Holliday with a fastball just above his left knee." July 18

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday will participate in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game after unforeseen, unfortunate circumstances precluded catcher Yadier Molina from appearing in Kansas City. The club placed Molina on its bereavement list Friday afternoon following the death of his..." July 07

MLB.com "National League manager Tony La Russa selected Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday to replace teammate Yadier Molina on the NL active roster for Tuesday's All-Star Game in Kansas City. St. Louis placed Molina, one of three catchers on the NL squad, on the bereavement list on Friday. A four-time..." July 06

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "There are hot streaks, and then there's what Matt Holliday is doing. The Cardinals have been inconsistent in recent weeks, falling to 9-7 since June 16 with a 3-2 loss to the Rockies on Tuesday, but Holliday has been pretty predictable. In that same span, he's been on a tear that has seen him..." July 04

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "I firmly believe that an overwhelming majority of Cardinals fans appreciate Matt Holliday. They respect his consistent production, daily intensity, work ethic and willingness to play through injuries. The majority of fans are impressed by Holliday's reputation as a supportive teammate. This is..." June 30

Hardball Talk "Matt Holliday's exit from Sunday's game against the Royals was curious, given that it was hard to tell when he might have been hurt. But whatever it was that took him out, it's not a new ailment, according to Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Joe Strauss @JoeStrauss..." June 18

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Left fielder Matt Holliday missed a second straight game Sunday with back stiffness that he says began Saturday morning and intensified to the point where he was scratched from the lineup five minutes before Saturday's first pitch. Holliday received treatment Sunday morning and dressed for the..." June 11

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "1. Matt Holliday's luck is improving, and that probably explains why we're seeing a rise in his recent numbers. There's no question that Holliday was lapsing into a few bad habits as he tried to heat up early in this season. For example, he's been swinging at the first pitch 40 percent of the..." May 03

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday allowed following Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates that he is in a bad place at the plate right now. The Cardinals' No. 3 hitter saw his average dip to .194 on a night when he struck out in all three at-bats, including a pivotal eighth-inning..." April 22

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Cincinnati Reds, batting .205 as a team, had six regulars hitting at that level or below Tuesday night when their three-game series with the Cardinals opened here. The Cardinals had only a couple, but one of those was third-place hitter Matt Holliday, who entered Wednesday's game with a .200..." April 19

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The deed to one of baseball's most prestigious spots has officially transferred. Matt Holliday, the Cardinals' cleanup hitter for most of the last 2½ seasons, will assume the No. 3 spot in the defending world champions' batting order from the man he was acquired to protect in July..." March 13

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday and World Series MVP David Freese traveled from St. Louis together Monday afternoon, and both will join their teammates during today's informal workouts for position players. "I've been looking forward to this for a few months now," Freese said. "You get..." February 21

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "It is called an intangible. But its presence within a clubhouse is almost tactile. Reliever Kyle McClellan believes its value can equate to five wins in a season, maybe more. Without it, a 162-game schedule may seem endless. With it, a team augments its resiliency. It is known as chemistry,..." January 20

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Left fielder Matt Holliday sustained a right wrist sprain Thursday night that would have landed him on the disabled list during the season but instead took him off the Cardinals World Series roster for Game 7. The Cardinals received permission from the commissioner's office early Friday to..." October 29

MLB.com "Matt Holliday's painful season and postseason continued on Thursday night with another unlikely injury, and on Friday, the Cardinals replaced him on the World Series roster with rookie outfielder Adron Chambers, announcing the slugger suffered a sprained right wrist. Holliday sustained what the..." October 28

Dallas Morning News "Rangers manager Ron Washington said Tuesday that Michael Young will start at first base in Game 6, ending Mitch Moreland's two-game run as the starter there." October 26

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The likelihood of Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday returning to a starting role during the NL division series vs. Philadelphia appears to be diminishing rather than progressing as the club hoped when it placed him on the playoff roster. Manager Tony La Russa left Holliday out of the..." October 03

Hardball Talk "Cardinals slugger Matt Holliday hasn't played since aggravating his injured right middle finger during Tuesday's game against the Astros. And he'll remain sidelined even as the postseason is set to begin. According to beat writer Joe Strauss of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Holliday has been..." September 30

MLB.com "As the Cardinals continue to their run at the National League Wild Card, their degree of difficulty keeps getting higher. A day after losing Rafael Furcal to a hamstring injury, Matt Holliday was removed from Tuesday night's game against the Astros because of pain in his right hand. Manager..." September 28

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Matt Holliday, who had been sidelined with a tendon injury in his right hand, was back in the Cardinals' lineup today for the first time since Sept. 13. But his baserunning form was not quite back. Holliday, after reaching base on a two-out error in the fourth, ran into an inning-ending..." September 24

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak received the news of the extent of left fielder Matt Holliday's right hand injury with only a modicum of surprise. "It's a microcosm of our season," Mozeliak said Wednesday in Pittsburgh. "You keep plugging away." Examined by doctors in St. Louis,..." September 15

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday had to forfeit an at-bat in the ninth inning Tuesday night, having sprained the underside of his right hand swinging the bat in the on-deck circle. Holliday said he was going to return to St. Louis this morning to see a doctor. With just two weeks left in..." September 14

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Left fielder Matt Holliday downplayed his 20th home run of the season, even if Thursday's fifth-inning shot to right field also represented No. 200 for his career. "I'm just glad to get it out of the way," he said. Despite Holliday's initial dismissal, the milestone actually carries deeper..." September 02

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "In what certainly could be labeled a disjointed season for Matt Holliday, the moth dive-bombing incident in the eighth inning of Monday night's game here might have topped the list. "I'm not sure it could get any weirder," said Holliday, who also had to have an emergency appendectomy after he..." August 24

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday had to leave Monday's game in the eighth inning after a moth flew into his right ear and became lodged in the canal. Holliday rushed off the field in clear pain and tugging at his right ear after the event. A team official who spoke with the Cardinals'..." August 23

MLB.com "Matt Holliday missed a second straight day on Thursday due to a lower back injury that he suffered on Wednesday afternoon. It remains somewhat unclear when Holliday will return to the Cardinals' lineup, but it could be as early as Friday against Colorado. "My understanding is he should be ready..." August 12

CBSSports.com "Cardinals All-Star left fielder Matt Holliday has been scratched from the lineup for Wednesday night's game against NL Central leader Milwaukee. Holliday was slated to hit fourth as usual, but injured his back during pre-game warmups. It's far too early to get any sort of severity on Holliday's..." August 11

Chicago Sun-Times "It probably won't affect their broken season, but the borderline play that turned the game Saturday against the Cubs — after turning their star shortstop upside down — could be one they don't soon forget. Whether that shows up today when team leader Ryan Dempster takes the mound in a nationally..." July 31

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Powerful trends continued unabated Tuesday night at Busch Stadium, where Jaime Garcia again constructed a cone of silence and the Cincinnati Reds once more found themselves upside down in a series. Garcia extended his two-sided season with six effective innings while his teammates bashed away..." July 06

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "The picks are in for Prince Fielder. The Milwaukee Brewers' first baseman, named National League captain for next week's Home Run Derby, announced his teammates before Tuesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Two of the three weren't big surprises. Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles..." July 06