LF Matt Holliday (right thumb) was activated off the 15-day DL, but was also told it's unlikely his club option for 2017 will be picked up.It likely marks the end of Holliday's 7 1/2-year run with the Cardinals. In a potential storybook ending, Holliday pinch-hit in the seventh inning and launched a solo homer for the 10th 20-homer season of his career.

OF Matt Holliday took live batting practice Friday and may see action in the season's final days. Holliday has been on the disabled list since Aug. 12 with a right thumb fracture.

LF Matt Holliday (fractured right thumb) is planning to participate in a simulated game Friday morning at Wrigley Field before the Cardinals play the Chicago Cubs. The Cardinals did not take batting practice Wednesday, and Holliday did not hit in the indoor batting cage after doing so Monday and Tuesday. He has been on the disabled list since Aug. 12.

LF Matt Holliday (fractured right thumb) took batting practice for the second straight day, and could face live pitching as soon as Thursday.

LF Matt Holliday (right thumb fracture) took batting practice after a two-day layoff and will try to do so again Tuesday. Holliday, who has been on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Aug. 12 and underwent surgery, will have to move from batting practice against a coach to taking batting practice off a Cardinals pitcher, and the club has no idea when theat might happen. Cardinals manager Mike Metheny said, "He has to take BP without any ramifications, any kind of effects. What we've seen so far is he takes a good BP and has some swelling afterwards. And that can't happen. He's going to have to take BP a few days consecutively and look good. Then we'll start talking about doing something live."

LF Matt Holliday (right thumb fracture) took batting practice after a two-day layoff and will try to do so again Tuesday.

OF Matt Holliday will take live batting practice Saturday to test his fractured right thumb, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny announced Friday. Holliday had a pin inserted in his thumb during his 32-game absence. He hasn't played since Aug. 11.

OF Matt Holliday will take live batting practice before Saturday's game to test his fractured right thumb. Holliday has a pin in the thumb and hasn't played since Aug. 11.

LF Matt Holliday (right thumb fracture) should come off the disabled list during the road trip, perhaps in San Francisco this weekend. Holliday, who belted some long homers during batting practice Monday, was hitting .242 with 19 homers and 60 RBIs in 107 games going on the DL on Aug. 12. His role for the season's remainder isn't easily discerned, although manager Mike Matheny is loyal to him and probably will give him chances.

LF Matt Holliday (right thumb fracture) took batting practice and grounders at first base Monday. Holliday is apparently close to being activated off the 15-day DL, where he's resided since being hit by a pitch Aug. 11 against the Chicago Cubs. Prior to his injury, Holliday was hitting .242 with 19 homers and 60 RBIs in 107 games.

LF Matt Holliday (right thumb fracture) took batting practice Monday and fielded ground balls. It's possible he could be activated from the 15-day DL during the team's 10-game road trip that starts Thursday night.

LF Matt Holliday (fractured right thumb) had the cast removed and is rehabbing the injury at the team's spring training complex in Jupiter, Fla. Holliday was placed on the 15-day disabled list Aug. 12 after getting hurt when hit by a pitch on Aug. 11 at Wrigley Field. Holliday, who was batting .242 with 19 homers and 60 RBIs prior to the injury, is hoping to return before the season ends.

OF Matt Holliday will undergo a surgical procedure Wednesday on his fractured right thumb with the hope of returning before the end of the season. Holliday was placed on the 15-day disabled list Aug. 13. He is in the final season of a seven-year, $120 million contract.

OF Matt Holliday is slated to undergo surgery on his broken right thumb on Wednesday. Holliday was struck on the thumb by a pitch from Chicago Cubs reliever Mike Montgomery last Thursday. He was placed on the disabled list two days later, consulted with a hand specialist on Monday and made the decision to have surgery on Tuesday. It hasn't yet been determined if Holliday will be able to return this season.

Texas Rangers right fielder Shin-Soo Choo will have surgery Wednesday to repair his broken left wrist and forearm.Choo, who was injured Monday, will have a plate inserted into the arm. It isn't yet known if the surgery will end his season.Choo was hit by a pitch from Oakland's Ross Detwiler during Monday's game. He was examined on Tuesday by club physicians and it was determined that he needed surgery.The injury marks the fourth time this season that Choo has been placed on the disabled list. He previously was sidelined with calf, hamstring and lower back injuries. Choo has played in just 45 games this season. He is batting .247 with seven homers.Texas recalled outfielder Ryan Rua from Triple-A Round Rock to fill the roster spot.--St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is slated to undergo surgery on his broken right thumb on Wednesday.Holliday was struck on the thumb by a pitch from Chicago Cubs reliever Mike Montgomery last Thursday. He was placed on the disabled list two days later,... [More]

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is slated to undergo surgery on his broken right thumb on Wednesday.Holliday was struck on the thumb by a pitch from Chicago Cubs reliever Mike Montgomery last Thursday. He was placed on the disabled list two days later, consulted with a hand specialist on Monday and made the decision to have surgery on Tuesday.It hasn't yet been determined if Holliday will be able to return this season.Holliday, 36, is in the final season of a seven-year, $120 million contract. The Cardinals hold a $17 million option for next season.Holliday is batting .242 with 19 homers in 2016.

OF Matt Holliday (broken thumb) went on the 15-day disabled list Saturday. He was injured Thursday when he was hit by a pitch by Cubs LHP Mike Montgomery. He was hitting 242 with 19 home runs.

OF Matt Holliday (broken thumb) went on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday. He was injured Thursday when he was hit by a pitch by Cubs LHP Mike Montgomery. Holliday was hitting 242 with 19 home runs.

OF Matt Holliday was placed on the Cardinals' 15-day disabled list Saturday with a fractured thumb suffered in Thursday night's game. The move is retroactive to Friday.Holliday, 36, was hurt while batting in the 10th inning of a game the Cardinals went on to lose 4-3 to the Cubs in 11 innings. A fastball from Cubs left-hander Mike Montgomery caught Holliday in the hand.After going 1-for-3 with a walk in the game, Holliday is hitting .242 with a .318 on-base percentage, a .450 slugging percentage, 19 home runs and 60 RBIs in 107 games this year.

OF Matt Holliday was scheduled to see a Chicago hand specialist on Friday after suffering a fractured thumb Thursday. He was hit by a Mike Montgomery pitch in the 10th inning of Thursday's 4-3 extra inning loss to the Cubs. ... Holliday was placed on the 15-day disabled list but the Cardinals did not immediately make a corresponding move. He remains seven hits shy of 2,000 for his career.