500 three times and was 8th in the 1999 AL in home runs with 38. He hit over 20 homers for four straight years, drove in 100 runs twice, had an OPS+ from 127-151 the first three years, slugged. 277/.367/.547 for the A's, finally getting an extended look in the majors and showing what he could do. 344/~.372/.578 line in 51 games for the Edmonton Trappers and. Boston let him go and he caught on with the Oakland A's chain. 284/~.353/.491 for the 1995 Pawtucket Red Sox and then batted. He came close to the EL OBP lead had he played enough to qualify and raised his OBP 8 points. In 1994, Stairs was back in AA with the New Britain Red Sox and hit. But he was not performing enough for a gaijin and returned to the USA, where he continued to battle for playing time.
Had he produced more or felt more at home, he might have developed a long career in NPB like so many others rejected by MLB after a short glance.
Matt was then sold to the Chunichi Dragons in mid-season, where he batted. In 1993, the Canadian was 3 for 8 for the Expos, then. He saw his first major league playing time he hit. He only stole 11 in 22 tries and never exhibited stolen base success in the majors as he had in his early career. 267/~.347/.426 for the Indianapolis Indians, moving to the outfield due to his poor infield glove. Baseball America named him the 9th-best prospect in the EL and the best second baseman in AA and he made the EL All-Star team as a utility infielder.ġ992-96: the major/minor shuffle He hit for the cycle on August 23 and helped power Harrisburg to the best record. He was voted the MVP of the Eastern League and led the league in slugging, hits (168), total bases (257) and average. 333/~.410/.509 for the Harrisburg Senators, reached double digits in all three extra-base hit categories and stole 23 bases. Matt was also a force to be reckoned with in the USA in 1991. 330/~.396/.507 batting line as the third baseman for the Mayos de Navojoa. In 1990-91, Stairs won the Mexican Pacific League batting title with a. Moving up to the Jacksonville Expos, he batted. 339/~.472/.470 for West Palm Beach, stealing 15 in 17 tries but fielding just. 284/~.353/.418 as the third baseman of the Rockford Expos (44 games) and. Stairs made three minor league stops in his first year as a professional, batting. His build was deemed by Bill James to be an ideal one for a hitter, giving a small strike zone but lots of power, the optimal mix of talents - James calls it the Yogi Berra or Kirby Puckett body style.
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He was then signed by scout Bill MacKenzie of the Montreal Expos as an undrafted free agent and eventually became a good Major League hitter (with rather high on-base percentage) despite his deceivingly short, squat, chunky frame and tendency to strike out quite frequently. 362/.367/.511 and was named the top shortstop in the tournament, the only All-Star from a team that didn't make the final four. The next year, he was on the Canadian Olympic team and also was MVP of Haarlem Baseball Week. He was on the senior Canadian squad in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup. He played for Canada in the 1987 Junior World Championships and the team won the Bronze. Matt Stairs played hockey, rugby and baseball as a youngster but a knee injury in 1986 ended his hockey dreams. He is the only major league player born in Saint John, New Brunswick during the 20th century, although there were several players born there in the 19th century. Matt Stairs played 19 seasons in the major leagues, hitting 265 home runs.
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