Baseball Matt Stairs’ pinch-hit home run sinks Dodgers When the Jays traded him in August, New Brunswick native Matt Stairs voiced a regret.

One day after hitting the most significant home run of his career, Matt Stairs went about his business as though nothing ever happened. Which helps explain why he’s still around at age 40 after ...

After a trade from Toronto sent him to Philadelphia, Stairs’ career highlight came in 2008 when he hit the game-winning home run in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Festivities at Seaman Stadium will also include a home-run derby, fireworks, autographs and a visit from World Series champion Matt Stairs.

Stairs is the all-time leader in pinch hit home runs with 23 and second in league history in home runs by a Canadian-born player with 265. Larry Walker of Maple Ridge, B.C., is the leader with 383 ...

In 1997, Stairs belted 27 home runs with a .298 average despite playing in the pitcher-friendly Oakland Coliseum. The next season he blasted 26 home runs with 106 RBI, and a .297 average.