Todd Mathew Hollandsworth (born April 20, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio

Dayton, Ohio

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) is a former outfielder

Outfielder

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 (–), Colorado Rockies

Colorado Rockies

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 (2000–), Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers (baseball)

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 (2002), Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins

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 , Chicago Cubs

Chicago Cubs

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 (–), Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves

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 (2005), Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Indians

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 , and Cincinnati Reds

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 (2006). He batted and threw left-handed

Left-handed

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.

Hollandworth graduated from Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington

Bellevue, Washington

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 in 1991. He was drafted in the third round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft

1991 Major League Baseball Draft

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 by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Hollandsworth made his major league debut on April 25, 1995, for the Dodgers. He was named the National League

National League

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 Rookie of the Year when he led all N.L. rookies this season in hits, doubles, home runs, runs batted in, stolen bases in 149 games. His award was the fifth consecutive Rookie of the Year award for the Dodgers, an MLB record. He also led all National League rookies in hits

Hit (baseball)

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, doubles

Double (baseball)

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, home runs, RBI and stolen base

Stolen base

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s. Hollandsworth was a member of the 2003 World Series

2003 World Series

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 Champion Florida Marlins. The Braves acquired him on August 29, 2005, from the Cubs, for minor league pitcher

Pitcher

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s Todd Blackford and Angelo Burrows.

In a 12-year Major League career, Hollandsworth compiled a .273 batting average

Batting average

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 with 98 home runs and 401 RBI. He says he should be credited with bringing long hair back to baseball after players opted for shorter hair and tighter uniforms.

Todd is married to Marci, sister of major league pitcher Matt Herges

Matt Herges

Matthew Tyler Herges is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.Herges is an alumnus of Illinois State University and is the brother-in-law of former Major League Baseball player Todd Hollandsworth....

. The two were introduced to one another through Herges while both were Dodgers in 2000.

During the 2008 baseball season, Todd was a regular contributor to Comcast Sports Net Chicago commenting on the Chicago Cubs baseball season. In 2009, he became the pre- and post-game analyst for Comcast Sports Net Chicago's Cubs telecasts.

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