| Intro | American baseball player |
| Is |
Athlete Baseball player |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 20 April 1973, Dayton |
| Age: | 47 years |
Todd Mathew Hollandsworth (born April 20, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played with the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–2000), Colorado Rockies (2000–2002), Texas Rangers (2002), Florida Marlins (2003), Chicago Cubs (2004–2005), Atlanta Braves (2005), Cleveland Indians (2006), and Cincinnati Reds (2006). He batted and threw left-handed.
Early years
Hollandworth graduated from Newport High School in Bellevue, Washington in 1991. He was drafted in the third round of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers out of high school.
Professional career
Hollandsworth made his major league debut on April 25, 1995 at the age of 22 for the Dodgers. He was named the 1996 National League Rookie of the Year when he led all NL rookies that season in hits, doubles, home runs, runs batted in, and stolen bases in 149 games. His award was the fifth consecutive Rookie of the Year award for the Dodgers, an MLB record. Hollandsworth was a member of the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins. The Braves acquired him on August 29, 2005, from the Cubs, for minor league pitchers Todd Blackford and Angelo Burrows.
In a 12-year Major League career, Hollandsworth compiled a .273 batting average with 98 home runs and 401 RBI.
Broadcasting career
During the 2008 baseball season, Todd was a regular contributor to Comcast Sports Net Chicago commenting on the Chicago Cubs baseball season. In 2009, he was named the pre-and-post-game analyst for CSN Chicago’s Cubs telecasts alongside David Kaplan, a gig he would hold until the end of the 2016 season.
On December 22, 2016, it was announced that Hollandsworth would be the color commentator for Miami Marlins games on Fox Sports Florida starting in 2017, pairing up with play-by-play announcer Rich Waltz.
Personal life
Todd is married to Marci Herges, the sister of his former teammate, pitcher Matt Herges. The two were introduced to one another through Herges while both were with the Dodgers in 2000.