PHILADELPHIA – When Matt Stairs swapped his Phillies broadcaster polo for a uniform he last wore nearly a decade ago and traded his bird’s eye view for a seat at the dugout railing, the newly ...

Matt Stairs sat on the bench in the visiting dugout at Dodger Stadium for seven innings, a red jacket covering his Phillies uniform top. He knew that night ? yes, that night in October of 2008 ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 -- The average written portrait of Matt Stairs, back before one swing crushed the average life to smithereens, began with a recitation of the everyman shortcomings. Stairs is ...

Philadelphia Phillies' Matt Stairs hits a two-run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning in Game 4 of Major League Baseball's NLCS playoff series in Los Angeles, October 13 ...

Matt Stairs was nothing short of a journeyman throughout his 19-season career. And while he did play in the outfield, he will be remembered in baseball as the pinch-hitter who hit more home runs ...

Matt Stairs amassed 265 home runs, 899 RBI and a .262 batting average over an 18 year career. AP Photo/Jack Dempsey. Of course, the other easy reason was that the well-traveled Stairs probably ...

Matt Stairs, baseball's all-time leader in pinch-hit home runs, has been around the big league block a few times. The San Diego Padres are his 12th major league team since he broke in with the ...

Matt Stairs gained popularity among the Philadelphia fanbase when he hit the go-ahead home run in the 2008 NLCS in Dodgers Stadium. Stairs also has the distinct title of holding the last home run ...

peoria, ariz. — Travis Jankowski explained the tutelage of new Padres hitting coach Matt Stairs in one easily understandable sentence.“It’s get a good pitch to hit, don’t miss it ...

Matt Stairs was gearing up for retirement when another opportunity to step to plate came around.. Stairs, who will forever live in Phillies lore for his mighty blast to win Game 4 of the 2008 NLCS ...

Matt Stairs and Ron Coomer combined to start 182 games last season for the Cubs. And they combined to earn $4.85 million.But the Cubs had no interest in re-signing Stairs and wouldn’t guarantee ...