Cards activate Holliday to say goodbye to fans

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ST. LOUIS — Having informed Matt Holliday earlier this week that the chances of the organization exercising his $17 million option for 2017 were “very low,” general manager John Mozeliak said the Cardinals activated Holliday from the disabled list on Friday in order to give the veteran outfielder an opportunity to salute the fans with one final appearance.

How the Cardinals script that appearance will be tricky, as Holliday remains compromised by his surgically repaired right thumb. He has faced live pitching just once since being hit on the hand by a Mike Montgomery pitch on Aug. 11. The Cardinals, …

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