Matt holliday st louis news

ST. LOUIS -- A Cardinals team delighted to add longtime franchise favorite Matt Holliday as its bench coach in November had to replace him on Thursday following his resignation.

Holliday, who will turn 43 on Sunday, recently informed the club that he preferred to remain in his native Stillwater, Okla., with his family instead of devoting himself fully to the rigors of an MLB season, a team official said on Thursday.

Holliday -- who starred for the Cardinals as a player from 2009-16, won a World Series with St. Louis in '11 and was inducted into the franchise’s Hall of Fame last August -- was hired as bench coach in November to replace Skip Schumaker, who became the manager of the Marlins.

Joe McEwing, who starred briefly with the Cardinals in 1998-99 and was dubbed “Super Joe” by the fan base, was hired to replace Holliday, the team announced.

McEwing, 50, spent the past 15 seasons coaching in the Wh