Height: 5-9
Weight: 215
Throws: R
Bats: L
Born: Feb 27, 1968, Saint John, NB
Contract: Signed through 2009 | | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | | | | | | | |
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September 15, 2004
Matt Stairs signed a $1.2 million, one-year contract extension with the Royals for 2005, according to the AP. Stairs would have been a free agent after the season. | August 22, 2004
The Royals have activated Matt Stairs from the 15-day DL to replace the injured Ken Harvey on the roster. | August 22, 2004
The Royals are expected to activate Matt Stairs from the disabled list today, according to the KC Star. He's been out with a strained oblique. | August 7, 2004
The Royals placed Matt Stairs on the 15-day DL on Saturday with a strained left oblique muscle. He underwent an MRI which revealed no tear or bleeding. | August 7, 2004
Matt Stairs was forced to leave yesterday's game in the sixth inning due to pain near his rib cage, according to the KC Star. He'll undergo an MRI today. Stairs likely will miss at least a few games and may need a trip to the DL. | July 29, 2004
The Royals gave Matt Stairs yesterday off to rest a sore knee, ankle and hamstring, according to the KC Star. | July 10, 2004
Matt Stairs might not play the rest of the weekend after injuring his left ankle on a diving catch on Friday, according to the Kansas City Star. | July 9, 2004
Matt Stairs left Friday's game in the sixth inning with left ankle soreness and is day-to-day. | July 5, 2004
Royals GM Allard Baird indicated that he won't trade Matt Stairs for just a low-level prospect, according to the Kansas City Star. As a relatively cheap source of power, Stairs will likely garner plenty of interest on the trade market provided the Royals don't over-value him. | July 3, 2004
The Padres covet Matt Stairs as a bench player, but they don't want to give up Xavier Nady in return, according to the San Diego Tribune. | June 22, 2004
Matt Stairs is drawing considerable trade interest because he's a proven performer who represents a modest short-term investment, according to the Kansas City Star. It seems very likely that the Royals will move him if they are able to get a good prospect in return. | April 20, 2004
Matt Stairs hit a grand slam and tied his career-high by driving in six Tuesday night. | March 20, 2004
Matt Stairs has been sidelined recently by a strained quadriceps but could play this weekend, according to the KC Star.
| January 6, 2004
The Royals\' signing of Juan Gonzalez likely means that Matt Stairs will see most of his action in a platoon with Ken Harvey at 1B/DH. Stairs hit .304 with 18 homers in just 273 at-bats against right-handed pitchers last season.
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