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Matt Stairs #12 | First Baseman | Philadelphia Phillies
Height: 5-9    Weight: 215    Throws: R    Bats: L
Born: Feb 27, 1968, Saint John, NB
Contract: Signed through 2009
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Player Notes
September 9, 2005
The Royals signed Matt Stairs to a one-year contract extension on Friday, according to the AP. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
August 29, 2005
Matt Stairs was not in the lineup for the fourth straight game Monday because of a strained left hamstring, according to the AP.
August 27, 2005
Matt Stairs is available this weekend only for pinch-hitting duties due to his sore left hamstring, according to the KC Star.
August 25, 2005
Matt Stairs left Thursday's game in the fourth inning with a strained left hamstring and is listed as day-to-day, according to the AP.
August 25, 2005
The Royals and Matt Stairs are close to agreeing on a one-year contract extension, according to the KC Star. "They’ve made an offer,” he said. “We’re going to sit down and talk some more. Put it this way, it won’t take very long. They want me back. They know I want to come back. So let’s dot the I’s and cross the T’s.”
August 14, 2005
Matt Stairs returned to the Royals' lineup on Sunday for the first time since Monday, according to the AP. He had been out with a strained right calf. Stairs was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a walk.
August 12, 2005
Royals manager Buddy Bell said Matt Stairs was available last night to pinch hit, but the outfielder wasn't healthy enough to run the bases, according to the KC Star. Stairs is nursing a strained right calf and missed his second straight game.
August 11, 2005
Matt Stairs OF KC was out of the lineup Thursday for the second straight game with a strained right calf, according to the AP.
August 9, 2005
Matt Stairs left Tuesday's game in the second inning with a strained right calf, according to the AP.
April 9, 2005
The KC Star reports that Matt Stairs missed his second straight game with a sore hamstring yesterday. "He says he can play,” manager Tony Pena said, “but we have to be careful with him.”
April 7, 2005
Matt Stairs was out of the Royals' lineup on Thursday because of a tight hamstring, according to the team's official web site. He felt a pull in Wednesday's game while chasing a triple down the right-field line. He might be out a game or two.
March 30, 2005
The KC Star reports that Matt Stairs and Emil Brown are projected to platoon in right field for the Royals when the season begins.
March 3, 2005
Matt Stairs lost most of his gut over the winter, even though it only required losing six pounds, according to the Kansas City Star. "Everyone came over and said something," Stairs said. "No, I didn't have liposuction. No, I didn't have a tummy tuck. I just worked hard, played a lot of soccer and watched what I ate."