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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With that, Matt Stairs left behind the scrappy hustler he never was and reintroduced himself as Babe Ruth Miniature. He crushed 27 homers in only 352 at-bats in his first real shot at the big leagues.

Matt Stairs is taking a job as the hitting coach for the San Diego Padres, a source confirmed on Friday afternoon. The impending hire was first reported by Fan Rag Sports.

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 ...

But perhaps the most notable of those stints came with these very Phillies as Stairs won the World Series with them in 2008 after hitting a memorable go-ahead home run in Game 4 of that year’s ...

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 ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — Matt Stairs put on a uniform again in 2017, moving from the broadcast booth to the dugout, where he oversaw measurable progress by the Philadelphia Phillies’ offense. Now, the ...