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Phils acquire veteran OF Stairs

Sat 30th, August 2008

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Philadelphia Phillies made it official on Saturday morning and announced the acquisition of outfielder Matt Stairs in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto will receive a player to be named later in exchange for the 16-year veteran, who will join his 11th major league club.

Stairs had been designated for assignment by the Blue Jays following Thursday's game against Tampa Bay.

The 40-year-old Stairs, who inked a two-year contract extension worth $3.25 million last November, batted .250 with 11 home runs and 44 RBI in 105 games this season for Toronto.

In 1,646 big league games since 1992, the left-handed hitter has a career .266 batting average with 252 homers and 859 RBI. He's played for Montreal (1992-93), Boston (1995), Oakland (1996-2000), the Chicago Cubs (2001), Milwaukee (2002), Pittsburgh (2003), Kansas City (2004-06), Texas (2006), Detroit (2006) and Toronto (2007-08).