The Colorado Rockies picked Matt Holliday in the seventh round of the 1998 MLB Draft, taking a flier on an outfielder who turned out to be a seven-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger and one ...

The bond began even before the Rockies selected Matt Holliday, who represented the team in three All-Star Games and ranks eighth in Rockies history in WAR according to Baseball Reference.

Matt Holliday played 15 seasons in the MLB. During that time, he hit .299 with an .889 OPS and 316 home runs, which was enough to earn him seven MLB All-Star appearances, the 2007 NLCS MVP, and ...

DENVER — A legendary baseball love story began with a blind date in November 1998. That’s when 18-year-old Matt Holliday met 19-year-old Leslee Smith in Stillwater, Okla. Matt, drafted by the ...