Greg Holland

Gregory Scott Holland (born November 20, 1985) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals. Holland is a three-time All-Star.\n', ' After pitching for Western Carolina University, Holland made his MLB debut with the Royals in 2010. He became their closer and made the All-Star Game in 2013 and 2014, and also won the Mariano Rivera Award in 2014. Holland was a member of the 2015 Kansas City Royals team that won the World Series. He missed the 2016 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, and signed with the Colorado Rockies for the 2017 season. He led the National League in saves with the Rockies, and signed with the Cardinals for the 2018 season.\n', ' Holland attended McDowell High School in Marion, North Carolina, and he played for the school\'s baseball team as a third baseman. He suffered a broken jaw when he was hit in the face by a ball, requiring his jaw to be wired shut. He lost weight, dropping to about 150 pounds (68 kg), and drew little interest from college baseball programs. He enrolled at Western Carolina University, and made the Catamounts\' baseball team as a pitcher as a walk on. While at Western Carolina, he had a 10–12 win–loss record with a 4.34 earned run average (ERA) from 2005 to 2007.\n', '