In what could have been his last at bat wearing the Birds-On-The-Bat in St. Louis, Matt Holliday walked to the batters box Friday night at Busch Stadium with a broken thumb. It was several hours after being activated from the disabled list, his first at bat since Aug. 11.
Earlier in the day, it was reported the Cardinals would not be picking up Holliday's option for 2017.
Fighting off tears, No. 7 reached a two-strike count and did something magical: he hit his seventh home run in the seventh inning of a game the Cardinals won 7-0, in his seventh full season in St.