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Orioles to call up Jackson Holliday, MLB's top prospect

MLB // 1 week ago

Orioles to call up Jackson Holliday, MLB's top prospect

Baseball's top prospect is headed to the big leagues, with the Baltimore Orioles set to promote minor-league infielder Jackson Holliday.

MLB sons Jackson Holliday, Druw Jones lead draft

MLB // 1 year ago

MLB sons Jackson Holliday, Druw Jones lead draft

Jackson Holliday and Druw Jones, the respective sons of baseball greats Matt Holliday and Andruw Jones, were the first two picks of the 2022 MLB Draft, which will run through Tuesday.

Cardinals, Rockies aim to keep surgering

MLB // 5 years ago

Cardinals, Rockies aim to keep surgering

DENVER -- Two surging teams will meet when the St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies begin a weekend series Friday.

ALCS: New York Yankees veteran CC Sabathia schools Houston Astros

MLB // 6 years ago

ALCS: New York Yankees veteran CC Sabathia schools Houston Astros

NEW YORK -- When CC Sabathia signed his first professional contract in 1998, Carlos Correa was three years old. When Sabathia made his major league debut in 2001, Alex Bregman was seven years old.

ALCS: Dallas Keuchel pitches Astros to Game 1 win over Yankees

MLB // 6 years ago

ALCS: Dallas Keuchel pitches Astros to Game 1 win over Yankees

Dallas Keuchel was again left lacking for an explanation for his brilliance against the team in pinstripes with 27 World Series trophies back in the Bronx.

Confident, versatile New York Yankees will test Cleveland Indians

MLB // 6 years ago

Confident, versatile New York Yankees will test Cleveland Indians

NEW YORK -- The Cleveland Indians get no easy road in the American League Division Series.

Toronto Blue Jays top New York Yankees in regular-season finale

MLB // 6 years ago

Toronto Blue Jays top New York Yankees in regular-season finale

NEW YORK -- For different reasons, the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees were eager to get their regular-season finale done quickly.

New York Yankees announce plans for expanded netting protection for fans following incident

MLB // 6 years ago

New York Yankees announce plans for expanded netting protection for fans following incident

NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees announced during Sunday's regular-season finale that they will significantly expand protective netting at Yankee Stadium next season.

Aaron Judge breaks rookie HR record as New York Yankees rout Kansas City Royals

MLB // 6 years ago

Aaron Judge breaks rookie HR record as New York Yankees rout Kansas City Royals

Six months ago, the New York Yankees thought if Aaron Judge could consistently get the barrel of the bat on pitches, many of those swings would result in home runs and other big hits.

New York Yankees: Toddler hit by foul ball, taken to hospital

MLB // 6 years ago

New York Yankees: Toddler hit by foul ball, taken to hospital

New York Yankees players were visibility distraught after watching a foul ball hit a toddler in the face Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.

Matthew Thomas Holliday (born January 15, 1980), is an American Major League Baseball left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Holliday was originally drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the seventh round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft.

Holliday is a four-time All-Star and Silver Slugger winner. He was the runner-up in the National League MVP voting for the 2007 Major League Baseball season. He won the 2007 National League Championship Series MVP as he helped guide the Rockies to their first-ever National League pennant and World Series appearance.

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 honor sawes 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.

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