Matt Holliday, a professional baseball player by profession, came to life on January 15th 1980 and is 36 years of age currently. He is a Native American and was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He was born to his father Tom, who was a baseball coach by profession and to his mother. His brother was also a baseball player by profession. Matt was known for his strong build and had an active interest in various sports like baseball, basketball and football. However later on due to his family being associated with baseball and he being interested in the sport himself, he decided to pursue his career in baseball.
He did his high school from Stillwater High School and was the member of the school’s baseball and football team. He performed stupendously at both the sports there and was much noticed there. Later on during his graduation as well he joined his college baseball team and performed well there. He led his teams to win many championships and trophies. Because of his performances he was often appreciated by his coaches and teammates. He has often been injured in the past and has had minor injury at various times in his professional career but those did not stop him to become a star baseball player. He married his present wife Leslee in the past and the couple has been staying together since their marriage. The couple shares a strong relationship and has got 3 children as well with the names Jackson, Ethan and Reed. Matt is very close to his family and likes spending time with them.
According to his biography, Matt started his career in baseball when he was at his high school. He played for the school’s baseball team and made many records there. He led his team to win many championships and later on joined his college baseball team and performed well there as well. He became very known in the baseball fraternity because of his performances in school and college baseball teams and after passing out of his college in 2004, he made his MLB debut with the team Colorado Rockies. He signed on a contract with the team Colorado Rockies in 2004 and continued to play on with them till 2008. He gained much popularity during his stint with the team and got much appreciation for his performances there. Later on in 2009 he joined the team Oakland Athletics and stayed back with them for only 1 year in 2009. He went on to sign a contract with the team St. Louis Cardinals in 2009 and has been associated with them till present. His performance with the team has been appreciable and he has won many awards at national and international level in baseball.
Matt is considered to be one of the richest players of Baseball and takes home a whooping annual salary of $ 17 million because of his contract with his teams. He has got an estimated net worth of $ 60 million which he has earned playing baseball for his present and the past teams and his net worth is projected to increase in the future as well.
| Birth Date: | 15 Jan, 1980 |
| Age: | 40 yrs |
| Occupations: | Baseball player |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Stillwater |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American professional baseball player, outfielder |
| Net Worth 2021: | 60 million |
