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.mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><span class="note">Matt Stairs</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Matt_Stairs_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Matt_Stairs_2011.jpg/220px-Matt_Stairs_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="336" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Matt_Stairs_2011.jpg/330px-Matt_Stairs_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Matt_Stairs_2011.jpg/440px-Matt_Stairs_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1464" data-file-height="2238" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Stairs with the Washington Nationals in 2011</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">Outfielder</a> / <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">Designated hitter</a> / <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">First baseman</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1968-02-27</span>) </span>February 27, 1968<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 56)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Saint_John,_New_Brunswick" title="Saint John, New Brunswick">Saint John, New Brunswick</a>, Canada</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Left</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Professional debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>MLB:</b> May 29, 1992, for the Montreal Expos</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>NPB:</b> June 15, 1993, for the Chunichi Dragons</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>NPB:</b> October 18, 1993, for the Chunichi Dragons</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>MLB:</b> July 22, 2011, for the Washington Nationals</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.262</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">265</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">899</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">NPB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Batting average</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.250</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Home runs</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Runs batted in</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">23</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3109345#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>As player</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> (<a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1992 Major League Baseball season">1992</a>–<a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1993 Major League Baseball season">1993</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> (<a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1993 Major League Baseball season">1993</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1995 Major League Baseball season">1995</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> (<a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1996 Major League Baseball season">1996</a>–<a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> (<a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">2002</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> (<a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004</a>–<a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball season">2007</a>–<a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> (<a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a>)</li></ul> <p><b>As coach</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> (<a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2018 Major League Baseball season">2018</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">2008</a>)</li> <li>MLB record 23 career pinch-hit home runs</li></ul> </td></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-member-header"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame">Member of the Canadian</a></th></tr><tr class="nowrap ib-baseball-bio-member" style="background:#EC1C40;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, 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2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/30px-Empty_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/30px-Empty_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/15px-Empty_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/23px-Empty_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Empty_Star.svg/30px-Empty_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.5em;">Induction</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:0.5em;">2015</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Matthew Wade Stairs</b> (born February 27, 1968) is a <a href="/wiki/Canadians" title="Canadians">Canadian</a> former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a>, <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a>, who holds the record for most <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch-hit</a> <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) history with 23.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning of <a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Championship_Series#Game_4" title="2008 National League Championship Series">Game 4</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2008 National League Championship Series">2008 National League Championship Series</a> off the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">reliever</a> <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Broxton" title="Jonathan Broxton">Jonathan Broxton</a> was called "one of the most memorable home runs in Phillies history".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his career, Stairs played for more teams than any position player in MLB history (12 – technically 13 teams, but 12 franchises, as he played for the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>); <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Jackson_(baseball)" title="Edwin Jackson (baseball)">Edwin Jackson</a> holds the record for pitchers and all players at 14.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally he is one of only four Canadians to have played for both the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> and <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>, the others being <a href="/wiki/Denis_Boucher" title="Denis Boucher">Denis Boucher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Ducey" title="Rob Ducey">Rob Ducey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Hill" title="Shawn Hill">Shawn Hill</a>. </p><p>He was the second Canadian-born player ever to hit more than thirty-five home runs in a season, and only the second to hit more than 25 home runs and drive in more than 100 runs in back-to-back seasons. He ranks either first or second in power hitting categories for Canadian major leaguers. Stairs also holds the all-time MLB record of home runs hit as a pinch-hitter with 23. His ability to pinch hit made him a valuable asset to several teams and earned him the nickname "Matt Stairs – Professional Hitter". Stairs, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">Larry Walker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Justin Morneau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bay" title="Jason Bay">Jason Bay</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Joey_Votto" title="Joey Votto">Joey Votto</a> are the only Canadian MLB players to hit at least 200 career home runs.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 4, 2015, Stairs was elected to the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame">Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Saint_John,_New_Brunswick" title="Saint John, New Brunswick">Saint John</a> and raised in <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tay_Creek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tay Creek (page does not exist)">Tay Creek</a>, New Brunswick, Stairs showed athletic ability at an early age, playing Beaver League baseball a year before his age eligibility; he also excelled in <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">hockey</a>. After playing Bantam & Midget baseball at age 16 and 17, he played for the local Marysville Royals of the <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick_Senior_Baseball_League" title="New Brunswick Senior Baseball League">New Brunswick Senior Baseball League</a> and was voted "Rookie of The Year" in 1984 and the league's <a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player">Most Valuable Player</a> in 1985. He was also named <a href="/wiki/Nova_Scotia_Senior_Baseball_League" title="Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League">Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League</a> MVP in 1987 and '88 while playing for the Fredericton Schooners. </p><p>He attended the National Baseball Institute (NBI) in <a href="/wiki/Vancouver,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Vancouver, British Columbia">Vancouver, British Columbia</a> for one year and played for Canada at the 1987 World Amateur Championships in Italy where he was named to the "World All-Star" team. In 1988, he joined the Canadian Junior National team after graduating from <a href="/wiki/Fredericton_High_School" title="Fredericton High School">Fredericton High School</a>. From there he went on to play for the Canadian Olympic Team at the <a href="/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics" title="1988 Summer Olympics">1988 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seoul" title="Seoul">Seoul</a>, South Korea. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Minor_league_career">Minor league career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Minor league career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 17, 1989, Stairs was signed as an international free agent by the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>. Stairs was then assigned to low single-A <a href="/wiki/Jamestown_Expos" title="Jamestown Expos">Jamestown Expos</a> where he played second and third base. He played Double-A ball in <a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Harrisburg, Pennsylvania">Harrisburg, Pennsylvania</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Harrisburg_Senators" title="Harrisburg Senators">Harrisburg Senators</a>, where he led the league in hitting and was voted the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_(1938%E2%80%932020)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern League (1938–2020)">Eastern League</a>'s 1991 Most Valuable Player. In 1992 and 1993, he moved up to Triple-A (<a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Indians" title="Indianapolis Indians">Indianapolis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Lynx" title="Ottawa Lynx">Ottawa</a>, respectively), with only brief appearances in the majors. Over his career, Stairs has played for six other minor league teams: The <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Indians" title="Indianapolis Indians">Indianapolis Indians</a> (Triple-A) in 1992, the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Lynx" title="Ottawa Lynx">Ottawa Lynx</a> (Triple-A) in 1993, the <a href="/wiki/New_Britain_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="New Britain Red Sox">New Britain Red Sox</a> (Double-A) in 1994, the <a href="/wiki/Pawtucket_Red_Sox" title="Pawtucket Red Sox">Pawtucket Red Sox</a> (Triple-A) in 1995, the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Trappers" title="Edmonton Trappers">Edmonton Trappers</a> (Triple-A) in 1996 and a few rehab games for the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a> (Triple-A) in 2003. His totals in the minors include a .291 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> with 46 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and 237 <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 8, 1993, Stairs' contract was purchased by the <a href="/wiki/Chunichi_Dragons" title="Chunichi Dragons">Chunichi Dragons</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">NPB</a>. He played 60 games for the Dragons that season, hitting .250, with six home runs and 23 RBI in 142 at bats.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_league_career">Major league career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major league career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Montreal_Expos">Montreal Expos</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Montreal Expos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stairs began his <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League</a> career in 1992 with the Montreal Expos, with whom he played sporadically throughout the season. On December 15, 1993, he was re-signed as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> by Montreal. He ended up only playing in 19 games for the Expos from 1992 to 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stairs was sold on February 18, 1994, to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> and assigned to the Double-A <a href="/wiki/New_Britain_Red_Sox" class="mw-redirect" title="New Britain Red Sox">New Britain Red Sox</a> for the 1994 season, where he batted .309 with nine home runs and 61 RBI in 93 games.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Red_Sox">Boston Red Sox</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Boston Red Sox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He started the 1995 season with the Pawtucket farm club until being called up to the major leagues in June 1995. He played in 39 games for the Red Sox, hitting .261 with a home run and 17 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the season, he accepted an offer to play with the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> after becoming a free agent. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Oakland_Athletics">Oakland Athletics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Oakland Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Stairs had the best years of his career playing for the Athletics. He was called up from Triple-A <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Trappers" title="Edmonton Trappers">Edmonton</a> in 1996, after crushing <a href="/wiki/International_League" title="International League">International League</a> pitching to a tune of a .344 average with eight home runs and 41 RBI over the first 51 games.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He played mostly in right field and as a <a href="/wiki/Designated_hitter" title="Designated hitter">designated hitter</a>, alongside superstars <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">Mark McGwire</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Jose Canseco</a>, throughout his tenure in Oakland. </p><p>In his July 5, 1996 debut with Oakland, Stairs tied a major league record with six runs batted in during one inning. That first inning performance included a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> and a two-run single<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (subsequently broken by <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Tat%C3%ADs" title="Fernando Tatís">Fernando Tatís</a> in 1999). In 1999, he finished 17th in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Most_valuable_player" title="Most valuable player">MVP</a> race with a .258 batting average, 38 home runs and 102 RBI in 146 games.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After five seasons with the Athletics, during which he hit 122 home runs and drove in 315 RBI, he was traded on November 20, 2000, to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> for minor league pitcher Eric Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trade was largely seen as a cost-cutting move by the cash-strapped Athletics—Stairs was set to earn $3.2 million for the 2001 season, and his production had dropped in 2000, hitting just .227 with 21 home runs and 81 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Cubs">Chicago Cubs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Chicago Cubs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 19, 2000, Stairs agreed to a one-year, $3.2 million contract with the Cubs to avoid arbitration.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He served as the <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> for the Cubs in 2001. Stairs had an OBP of .358 and batted .250 with 17 home runs and 61 RBI in 128 games.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then became a free agent after the season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milwaukee_Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Milwaukee Brewers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On January 25, 2002, Stairs signed a one-year, $500,000 contract with the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> for the 2002 season.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, Stairs had a similar season to the previous one with the Cubs. He finished the season with 16 home runs and 41 RBI in 107 games, but still had a low batting average, hitting .244.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pittsburgh_Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Pittsburgh Pirates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 16, 2002, Stairs agreed to a one-year, $900,000 contract with the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2003 was a strong year for Stairs. He finished the year batting .292 with 20 home runs and 57 RBI in 128 games while playing as a first baseman and outfielder.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stairs' 2003 season included a three-game series back in Canada against the Blue Jays. In the three games at <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Centre" title="Rogers Centre">Rogers Centre</a> (then called the Skydome), Stairs had five <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hits</a> in eight <a href="/wiki/At-bat" class="mw-redirect" title="At-bat">at-bats</a>, which included two long home runs.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kansas_City_Royals">Kansas City Royals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Kansas City Royals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 9, 2003, Stairs signed a one-year deal with the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went on to enjoy three solid years with the Royals, hitting 39 home runs in his two-and-a-half years in Kansas City.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite being on one of the worst teams in baseball, Stairs helped some of the younger players like <a href="/wiki/John_Buck_(baseball)" title="John Buck (baseball)">John Buck</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_DeJesus" title="David DeJesus">David DeJesus</a> adjust to the majors. On July 31, 2006, at the trade deadline, Stairs was dealt to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Joselo_D%C3%ADaz" title="Joselo Díaz">Joselo Díaz</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Texas_Rangers">Texas Rangers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Texas Rangers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Rangers hoped that Stairs could provide some veteran leadership on their club, but he just played in 26 games, batting .210 with three home runs and 11 RBI before being waived by the Rangers.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was picked up off waivers by the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> on September 15, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Detroit_Tigers">Detroit Tigers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Detroit Tigers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On the day he was claimed, he immediately went to Detroit, arriving at <a href="/wiki/Comerica_Park" title="Comerica Park">Comerica Park</a> halfway through the game and immediately taking <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Thames" title="Marcus Thames">Marcus Thames</a>'s place in the lineup. The Tigers picked up Stairs in hopes that his experience could help them hold their division lead.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Tigers lost their division lead on the final day of the season, but still clinched the <a href="/wiki/Wild_card_(sports)" title="Wild card (sports)">Wild Card</a>. In 14 games with the Tigers, Stairs batted .244 with two home runs and 8 RBI.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since he was acquired after August 31, the deadline for play-off eligible players, he was unable to play for the Tigers during the playoffs. The Tigers went on to win the AL Pennant and lost in the <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> to the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He did not re-sign with the Tigers following the season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toronto_Blue_Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Toronto Blue Jays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 7, 2006, Stairs and the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> agreed to a one-year minor-league contract with an invitation to <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made the team and saw significant playing time as the fourth outfielder, replacing <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Overbay" title="Lyle Overbay">Lyle Overbay</a> at first base during Overbay's time on the <a href="/wiki/Disabled_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Disabled list">DL</a>. The 2007 season rejuvenated Stairs' career, due to increased playing time following injuries to <a href="/wiki/Reed_Johnson" title="Reed Johnson">Reed Johnson</a> and Overbay. Unexpectedly playing every day, he performed well above expectations, providing consistency at the plate and a valuable veteran presence in the Toronto dugout; team manager <a href="/wiki/John_Gibbons" title="John Gibbons">John Gibbons</a> publicly stated, "I don't know where we'd be without him."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of September 4, Stairs had the highest <a href="/wiki/Slugging_average" class="mw-redirect" title="Slugging average">slugging average</a> on the Jays at .606 and the highest batting average at .312. </p><p>On August 8, 2007, Stairs became the first Toronto Blue Jays player to hit five consecutive <a href="/wiki/Double_(baseball)" title="Double (baseball)">doubles</a> in five at-bats, and the first Major Leaguer to double in five straight at-bats in fourteen years since <a href="/wiki/Charles_Johnson_(catcher)" title="Charles Johnson (catcher)">Charles Johnson</a> accomplished the feat in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of September 8, 2007, Stairs was playing well for the Blue Jays, with a team-leading .315 average on the season and a .989 OPS. He finished the season batting .289 with 21 home runs and 64 RBIs—good numbers for a 39-year-old with only about 400 at bats in the year.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 2, 2007, Stairs and the Blue Jays agreed on a two-year, $3.25 million contract, which included a $1.25 million signing bonus and a $1 million base salary in each of the two seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With performance bonuses, Stairs could make as much as $3.5 million based on plate appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Though his age and increasingly poor speed earned him a reputation as a defensive liability in the outfield, he still possessed a strong throwing arm, and was considered a perfectly capable fielder at first. In 2008, Stairs initially platooned in left field with <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Stewart_(baseball)" title="Shannon Stewart (baseball)">Shannon Stewart</a>; however, upon the club's release of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a> on April 20 Stairs became the everyday DH for the ball club, although was later <a href="/wiki/Designated_for_assignment" title="Designated for assignment">designated for assignment</a> on August 28, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philadelphia_Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Philadelphia Phillies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 30, 2008, Stairs was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> for <a href="/wiki/Fabio_Castro" title="Fabio Castro">Fabio Castro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stairs hit his first career postseason home run on October 13, 2008, in Game 4 of the <a href="/wiki/2008_National_League_Championship_Series" title="2008 National League Championship Series">2008 National League Championship Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> off <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Broxton" title="Jonathan Broxton">Jonathan Broxton</a>, allowing the Phillies to take the lead and win the game.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He won the first <a href="/wiki/World_Series_ring" title="World Series ring">World Series ring</a> of his 16-year career on October 29, 2008, when the Phillies won the <a href="/wiki/2008_World_Series" title="2008 World Series">series</a> against the Rays, four games to one.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 12, 2009, Stairs' game-winning home run against the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a> was the last home run called by broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Harry_Kalas" title="Harry Kalas">Harry Kalas</a>, who died unexpectedly less than 24 hours later.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stairs faced Broxton again in the ninth inning of Game 4 of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NLCS" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NLCS">2009 NLCS</a> rematch between the Phillies and Dodgers at <a href="/wiki/Citizens_Bank_Park" title="Citizens Bank Park">Citizens Bank Park</a> in Philadelphia. Broxton pitched around Stairs, walking him on four pitches.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Phillies won the game later in the inning on a walk-off double by Jimmy Rollins, on which Stairs' <a href="/wiki/Pinch_runner" title="Pinch runner">pinch runner</a> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bruntlett" title="Eric Bruntlett">Eric Bruntlett</a> scored.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 2009 season, he once again made it to the World Series, but the Phillies lost to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in six games.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During his time with the team, T-shirts were marketed which touched on Stairs' pinch-hitting prowess in clutch situations. They used a warning which can be found in many <a href="/wiki/Elevator" title="Elevator">elevators</a>: "In Case of Emergency, Use Stairs."<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="San_Diego_Padres">San Diego Padres</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: San Diego Padres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matt_Stairs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Matt_Stairs.jpg/240px-Matt_Stairs.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Matt_Stairs.jpg/360px-Matt_Stairs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Matt_Stairs.jpg/480px-Matt_Stairs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1312" data-file-height="1618" /></a><figcaption>Stairs batting for the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> in 2010.</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 23, 2010, Stairs agreed to a minor league contract with the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> with an invite to spring training hoping to crack their 25-man roster out of spring as a left-handed bat off the bench.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the offseason, he lost nearly 40 pounds, which helped him make the team out of spring training.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he joined the Padres, he became the only player in MLB history to play for all four of the <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">1969 expansion teams</a> (the Padres, Royals, Expos, and Brewers). On August 21, Stairs hit his 21st home run as a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a> to break a tie with <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Johnson_(baseball)" title="Cliff Johnson (baseball)">Cliff Johnson</a> for the Major League record.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Washington_Nationals">Washington Nationals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Washington Nationals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 14, 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a> signed Stairs to a non-guaranteed minor league contract, which included an invitation to Major League Spring training.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After spring training, he was placed on the 25-man roster and went north with the team. Mostly used as a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a>, with four appearances at first base, in 65 at-bats he had 10 hits and two RBIs.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was <a href="/wiki/Designated_for_assignment" title="Designated for assignment">designated for assignment</a> on July 27, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was released on August 1<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and announced his retirement two days later.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_career">Coaching career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Coaching career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On November 2, 2016, Stairs was hired as the hitting coach for the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 30, 2017, Stairs was hired as the hitting coach for the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was fired after one season.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2024, Stairs was hired to the <a href="/wiki/Okotoks_Dawgs" title="Okotoks Dawgs">Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Club</a> as the program’s Academy Coaching Staff as the Dawgs Hitting Coordinator.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_perspective">Career perspective</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Career perspective"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Noted baseball analysts <a href="/wiki/Bill_James" title="Bill James">Bill James</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Posnanski" title="Joe Posnanski">Joe Posnanski</a> have theorized that Stairs is probably a far more talented hitter than his career stats suggest. Stairs didn't have 500 plate appearances until age 30, at which point he recorded 100 RBI seasons and an <a href="/wiki/Adjusted_OPS" class="mw-redirect" title="Adjusted OPS">adjusted OPS</a> of over 130 two years in a row—and never exceeded 500 plate appearances again after 3 straight seasons of 500 or more from 1998-2000. James contends, "You put him in the right park, right position early in his career ... he's going to hit a LOT of bombs." Possibly, Posnanski contends, enough to have been worthy of Hall of Fame consideration.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_work_and_personal_life">Other work and personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Other work and personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2012, Stairs accepted a job with the <a href="/wiki/NESN" title="NESN">NESN</a> sports news station to work as a <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> studio analyst.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 11, 2014, the Phillies announced that Stairs and fellow former-Phillie <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Moyer" title="Jamie Moyer">Jamie Moyer</a> would join the team's television broadcasting crew as color analysts, following the dismissal of <a href="/wiki/Gary_Matthews" title="Gary Matthews">Gary Matthews</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Wheeler" title="Chris Wheeler">Chris Wheeler</a>. Stairs worked with play-by-play commentator <a href="/wiki/Tom_McCarthy_(broadcaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom McCarthy (broadcaster)">Tom McCarthy</a> and in-game reporter Gregg Murphy, and occasionally with <a href="/wiki/Ben_Davis_(baseball)" title="Ben Davis (baseball)">Ben Davis</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before moving to the Phillies' dugout as the team's hitting coach starting with the 2017 season.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He is married to Lisa Astle of <a href="/wiki/Fredericton,_New_Brunswick" class="mw-redirect" title="Fredericton, New Brunswick">Fredericton</a> with whom he has three daughters, Nicole, Alicia and Chandler.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He lives in Fredericton and was named coach of the <a href="/wiki/Fredericton_High_School" title="Fredericton High School">Fredericton High School</a> ice hockey team in 2012, a job he had often referred to as his dream.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Stairs was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/New_Brunswick_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame">New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame</a> in June 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 15, 2015, Stairs was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame">Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2016, Stairs was among those nominated and placed on the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting,_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2017">2017 ballot</a> for the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he did not receive enough votes to appear on future ballots. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_home_run_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders">List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Stairs&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="https://www.mlb.com/player/122644">MLB</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/2690">ESPN</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stairma01.shtml">Baseball Reference</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1384">Fangraphs</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=stairs001mat">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Pstaim001.htm">Retrosheet</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/7f30112b">Matt Stairs</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research#Projects_and_collections" title="Society for American Baseball Research">SABR Baseball Biography Project</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/901109">Matt Stairs</a> at <a href="/wiki/Olympedia" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympedia">Olympedia</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://olympic.ca/team-canada/matthew-stairs/">Matthew Stairs</a> at <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Olympic_Committee" title="Canadian Olympic Committee">Team Canada</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://olympics.com/en/athletes/matthew-stairs">Matthew Stairs</a> at <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">Olympics.com</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="margin: 0 auto 0 auto; font-size:95%;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF179;">Awards and achievements </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Jamie_Moyer" 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Bertaina">Bertaina</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Owen_Johnson_(baseball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Owen Johnson (baseball) (page does not exist)">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Fisher_(1960s_pitcher)" title="Tom Fisher (1960s pitcher)">Fisher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Smith_(baseball)" title="Bernie Smith (baseball)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Carmen_Fanzone" title="Carmen Fanzone">Fanzone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Mangual" title="Ángel Mangual">Mangual</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Luzinski" title="Greg Luzinski">Luzinski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Locklear" title="Gene Locklear">Locklear</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a 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title="Brandon Laird">Laird</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Travis_d%27Arnaud" title="Travis d'Arnaud">d'Arnaud</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Darin_Ruf" title="Darin Ruf">Ruf</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Allan_Dykstra" title="Allan Dykstra">Dykstra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Steven_Moya" title="Steven Moya">Moya</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Brock_Stassi" title="Brock Stassi">Stassi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Cozens_(baseball)" title="Dylan Cozens (baseball)">Cozens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Garabez_Rosa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Garabez Rosa (page does not exist)">Rosa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Cavan_Biggio" title="Cavan Biggio">Biggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a 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href="/wiki/Tony_Kubek" title="Tony Kubek">Tony Kubek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lasorda" title="Tommy Lasorda">Tommy Lasorda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Marchildon" title="Phil Marchildon">Phil Marchildon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Dennis Martínez">Dennis Martínez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirk_McCaskill" title="Kirk McCaskill">Kirk McCaskill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_McIntyre" title="Manny McIntyre">Manny McIntyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_McKay_(baseball)" title="Dave McKay (baseball)">Dave McKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_McLean" title="Larry McLean">Larry McLean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Miller" title="Doc Miller">Roy Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Justin Morneau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Moseby" title="Lloyd Moseby">Lloyd Moseby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Nelson" title="Rocky Nelson">Rocky Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Norton" title="Wayne Norton">Wayne Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tip_O%27Neill_(baseball)" title="Tip O'Neill (baseball)">Tip O'Neill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_O%27Rourke_(baseball)" title="Frank O'Rourke (baseball)">Frank O'Rourke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Olerud" title="John Olerud">John Olerud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Phillips_(first_baseman)" title="Bill Phillips (first baseman)">Bill Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Pich%C3%A9" title="Ron Piché">Ron Piché</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Puhl" title="Terry Puhl">Terry Puhl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Quantrill" title="Paul Quantrill">Paul Quantrill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Tim Raines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claude_Raymond" title="Claude Raymond">Claude Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherry_Robertson" title="Sherry Robertson">Sherry Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Steve Rogers (baseball)">Steve Rogers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goody_Rosen" title="Goody Rosen">Goody Rosen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Roy" title="Jean-Pierre Roy">Jean-Pierre Roy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Selkirk" title="George Selkirk">George Selkirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Smith" title="Pop Smith">Pop Smith</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Matt Stairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rusty_Staub" title="Rusty Staub">Rusty Staub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Stead" title="Ron Stead">Ron Stead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Stieb" title="Dave Stieb">Dave Stieb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Taylor_(baseball)" title="Ron Taylor (baseball)">Ron Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Thomas_(athlete)" title="Fred Thomas (athlete)">Fred Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_Walker" title="Larry Walker">Larry Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Wallach" title="Tim Wallach">Tim Wallach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duane_Ward" title="Duane Ward">Duane Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Ward" title="Pete Ward">Pete Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Whitt" title="Ernie Whitt">Ernie Whitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Williams_(coach)" title="Jimmy Williams (coach)">Jimmy Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Wood_(baseball)" title="George Wood (baseball)">George Wood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#E00000 ;color:white;width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gord_Ash" title="Gord Ash">Gord Ash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nat_Bailey" title="Nat Bailey">Nat Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Beeston" title="Paul Beeston">Paul Beeston</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Richard Bélec</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Andy Bilesky</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bronfman" title="Charles Bronfman">Charles Bronfman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(baseball,_born_1876)" title="Bob Brown (baseball, born 1876)">Bob Brown</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Carmen Bush</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">James F. Cairns</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Ray Carter</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Cheek" title="Tom Cheek">Tom Cheek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Kent_Cooke" title="Jack Kent Cooke">Jack Kent Cooke</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Ronald Cullen</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacques_Doucet_(sportscaster)" title="Jacques Doucet (sportscaster)">Jacques Doucet</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">John Ducey</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Elliott_(sportswriter)" title="Bob Elliott (sportswriter)">Bob Elliot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Emslie" title="Bob Emslie">Bob Emslie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Fanning" title="Jim Fanning">Jim Fanning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Gillick" title="Pat Gillick">Pat Gillick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Griffith" title="Calvin Griffith">Calvin Griffith</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">John Haar</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Hardy_(baseball_executive)" title="Peter Hardy (baseball executive)">Peter Hardy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Hayter" title="Ron Hayter">Ron Hayter</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Doug Hudlin</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Humber" title="William Humber">William Humber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lannin" title="Joseph Lannin">Joseph Lannin</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">George "Knotty" Lee</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Mattick" title="Bobby Mattick">Bobby Mattick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_McDougall_(baseball)" title="Don McDougall (baseball)">Don McDougall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McHale_(baseball)" title="John McHale (baseball)">John McHale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McKean" title="Jim McKean">Jim McKean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Melvin" title="Doug Melvin">Doug Melvin</a></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Joe Page</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lester_B._Pearson" title="Lester B. 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