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Matt Stairs. Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Player Matt Stairs

Matt Stairs full name Matthew Wade Stairs originally from Canada is 

a Major League Baseball outfielder who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. 

Matt Stairs married Lisa Astle of Fredericton with whom he has three 

daughters, Nicole, Alicia and Chandler. 

In the off-season, Matt Stairs lives in Bangor, Maine, where he coaches 

hockey for John Bapst Memorial High School, a private high school.

Growing up in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Matt Stairs showed athletic 

ability at an early age, playing Beaver League baseball a year before 

his age eligibility and excelling in hockey. 

After Bantam & Midget baseball, at age 16 and 17 Matt Stairs played for 

the local Marysville Royals of the New Brunswick Senior Baseball League, 

where he was voted Rookie of The Year in 1984 and the league's Most 

Valuable Player in '85. 

Matt Stairs was also named Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League MVP in 1987 

and '88 playing for the Fredericton Schooners.

After attending the National Baseball Institute NBI in Vancouver, British 

Columbia for one year, he joined the Canadian Junior National team after 

graduating from Fredericton High School in 1988. 

From there Matt Stairs went on to play for the Canadian Olympic Team at 

the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 

Matt Stairs played for Canada at the 1987 World Amateur Championships in 

Italy where he was named to the World All-Star team.