Well, let me tell you ’bout this Jackson Holliday fella and his daddy. Folks keep askin’ ’bout ’em, so I figured I’d spill the beans, you know, the way I see it.
Jackson Holliday’s Daddy – Who’s This Matt Fella Anyway?
So, this Jackson, he’s a baseball player, a real good one they say. But where’d he come from? Well, like most young’uns, he got a daddy. And his daddy ain’t just any fella, no sir. His name is Matt Holliday, and lemme tell ya, he was a big deal in baseball too.
Matt, he played a long time ago, back when my knees didn’t creak so much. They tell me he was drafted by the Colorado Rockies way back in 1998. Seventh round, they say. Don’t know much ’bout that draft stuff, but sounds important.
Now, Matt, he was a hitter. A real power hitter, the kind that makes the ball go far, real far. Folks called him a slugger, I think. He played all over the outfield, too, lefty fielder mostly, whatever that means. He played for the Rockies, then went off to play for the Oakland A’s and even the St. Louis Cardinals. Big teams, important teams, so they tell me.
- Matt Holliday played for Colorado Rockies
- Also played for Oakland A’s
- And St. Louis Cardinals too
Matt Holliday – More Than Just Baseball
But Matt ain’t just a baseball player, see? He’s a family man too. He’s got a wife, Leslee, they been hitched since 2000. That’s a long time, let me tell ya. And they got a whole bunch of young’uns. Four of ’em, I heard.
Jackson’s one of them, the famous one now. Then there’s Ethan, and Reed, and a little gal named Gracyn. Matt and Leslee, they raised them kids, taught ’em right, I reckon. And it seems like Matt passed down his love of baseball to Jackson, see?
Jackson Holliday – Following in Daddy’s Footsteps
Now, Jackson, he’s playin’ baseball too, just like his daddy. He’s a young fella, just startin’ out, but folks say he’s gonna be a star. He plays second base, somethin’ called a rookie, I hear. He even went back to play in Colorado where his daddy used to play, at that Coors Field place. Musta been somethin’ special for him and Matt.
They say Matt was right there watchin’ Jackson play. Imagine that, your own daddy seein’ you play ball in the same place he did. Makes a body feel all warm inside, even an old woman like me.
Matt Holliday’s Birthday and Family Life
Matt, he was born in 1980, January 15th, to be exact. Makes him, let’s see…well, he’s younger than me, that’s for sure! He and Leslee, they got a good life, seems like. Raisin’ them kids, watchin’ ’em grow. And now they get to watch Jackson play ball, just like folks used to watch Matt.
The Holliday Legacy – It’s a Family Thing
So, there ya have it. Jackson Holliday’s daddy is Matt Holliday, a baseball player, a family man. And it seems like Jackson’s followin’ in his daddy’s footsteps. It’s a family thing, see? Like how my grandpappy taught my daddy to farm, and my daddy taught my brothers, and well, I learned a thing or two myself, even if I mostly just chased chickens.
It’s nice, seein’ families doin’ things together. Makes the world seem a little less crazy, a little more… well, just a little bit better. And this Holliday family, they seem like good folks. Wish ’em all the best, I do. And that Jackson, I hope he hits lots of home runs, just like his daddy did. Makes for a good game, them home runs.
Ethan, Jackson’s younger brother, he was born in 2007, February 23rd. He’s younger than Jackson but seems like baseball runs in that whole family’s blood. Matt must be proud, havin’ two boys playin’ ball. That’s a good thing, a real good thing.
So next time you hear about Jackson Holliday, remember his daddy, Matt. He’s the one who started it all, I guess. A good hitter, a good daddy, and seems like a good man. That’s all there is to it, really.
