Todd Hollandsworth

Hollandsworth was born in Dayton, Ohio, and 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 out of high school.\n', ' Over four seasons in the Dodgers\' farm system, Hollandsworth displayed decent power. He batted .262 with 57 home runs & 245 runs batted in, including a 1994 season with the Pacific Coast League\'s Albuquerque Dukes in which he clubbed nineteen home runs with 91 RBIs.\n', ' A lack of outfield depth earned Hollandsworth a spot on the 1995 Dodgers opening day roster. He made just six appearances as a late inning defensive replacement for Billy Ashley in left field before breaking a bone in his right wrist. After a brief stint in Albuquerque, he returned to the Dodgers, and went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored against the Florida Marlins in his first start on July 14. He also turned in a fine defensive play to preserve the no-hitter Dodgers pitcher Ramón Martínez hurled. On July 18, he hit his first career home run against the Houston Astros\' Shane Reynolds. A few innings later, Reynolds served up his second career home run. All told, Hollandsworth batted .233 with five home runs & thirteen RBIs in 1995. He made 115 plate appearances with 103 official at bats, allowing him to go into the 1996 season with his rookie status still intact. He went hitless in the 1995 National League Division Series with the Cincinnati Reds.\n', '