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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Outfielder Matt Holliday became the final free agent of 2016, formally leaving the St. Louis Cardinals when he and the team agreed to waive a provision in his contract that would have guaranteed his 2017 salary if he finishes among the top 10 in NL MVP voting.The 36-year-old certainly will not finish among the top 10 when voting is announced Nov. 17, so the move makes him a free agent one week earlier. He hit .246 with 20 homers and 62 RBIs in 110 games, missing substantial time after his left thumb was broken when he was hit by a pitch on Aug. 11.He was brought into the Cardinals season finale to play left field in the ninth inning. He was given a standing ovation and taken out before the next pitch. On the start of the seasons last weekend, the Cardinals said they planned to decline his $17 million option for 2017.Holliday, who still gets a $2 million buyout, became a free agent Thursday, three days after the other 157 eligible players went free. He was held up because of the vesting provision.A seven-time All-Star, Holliday was drafted by Colorado in 1998, traded to Oakland after the 2008 season and then dealt to St. Louis the following July. Custom Boston Celtics Jerseys .Y. - New York City has been selected to host the NBA All-Star weekend in 2015, with the game played at Madison Square Garden and the slam dunk contest and other skills events held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Robert Williams Celtics Jersey . Jason Zucker and Matt Cooke also scored for Minnesota, which has won five of six. Kuemper made five saves in the first, nine in the second, and nine in the third. The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side. http://www.celticssale.com/kids-gordon-hayward-celtics-jersey/ .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. Bob Cousy Jersey . All of the scoring came in the final 20:04. Lucic scored on a power play at 15:46 of the third period, when he tipped a shot over Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen for a 3-1 lead. Marcus Smart Jersey .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. CINCINNATI -- St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz, one of the leading contenders for National League Rookie of the Year honors, will be out for a matter of weeks after X-rays revealed a hairline fracture in his right thumb, general manager John Mozeliak said Monday.Miami Marlins pitcher Andrew Cashner hit Diaz in the hand with a 95 mph fastball in Sundays game, a 5-4 Marlins victory. Initial X-rays did not reveal the fracture.Hes been put in a splint today and, once the swelling goes down, hell be put in a cast, Mozeliak told reporters. At some point, well reevaluate. Obviously, were hopeful that it will be shorter rather than longer.The team plans to put Diaz on the 15-day disabled list. Mozeliak indicated the injury likely will require him to miss more than just 15 days. The Cardinals had planned to activate Jhonny Peralta from the DL on Tuesday before their game with the Cincinnati Reds anyway, and Peralta will simply resume playing shortstop. He moved off the position to play third base earlier this seasson because of Diazs meteoric rise from forgotten prospect to All-Star.ddddddddddddDiazs .894 OPS ranks 15th in the National League. He is batting .312 with 57 RBIs and 64 runs. He was the only Cardinal to appear in last months All-Star Game in San Diego. The Cardinals removed Diaz from their 40-man roster last season, exposing him to waiver claims, but his production picked up dramatically from that point and he became part of the teams plans when Peralta tore a thumb ligament in the spring.The Cardinals were relatively inactive going into Mondays trade deadline -- with their only addition being reliever Zach Duke?-- because they expected a boost when several key cogs returned from injuries. Brandon Moss is expected to be activated Tuesday as well after missing time with a sprained ankle, and All-Star second baseman?Matt Carpenter?is expected back from an oblique injury by the weekend. ' ' '