Todd Hollandsworth

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Todd Hollandsworth with the Chicago Cubs in 2005.

Todd Mathew Hollandsworth (born April 20, 1973 in Dayton, Ohio) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Previously, Hollandsworth 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 bats and throws left-handed. The Braves acquired him on August 29, 2005, from the Cubs, for minor league pitchers Todd Blackford and Angelo Berrows.

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.

Hollandsworth made his major league debut on April 25, 1995 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was named the 1996 National League MLB Rookie of the Year when he hit .291 with 12 home runs and 59 RBI in 149 games. His award was the fifth consecutive Rookie of the Year award for the Dodgers, a MLB record. He also led all National League rookies in hits, doubles, homeruns, RBI and stolen bases. Todd Hollandsworth was a member of the 2003 World Series Champion Florida Marlins.

In a 12 year Major League career, Hollandsworth has compiled a .273 batting average with 98 homeruns and 401 RBI.