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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Slugger Holliday heads to Oakland

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Colorado Rockies Matt Holliday hits a three-run home run in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the NLCS playoff series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Denver October 15, 2007. REUTERS/Hans Deryk

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Oakland Athletics made the biggest trade of the off-season when they acquired slugger Matt Holliday from the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday.

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Closer Huston Street, left-handed pitcher Greg Smith and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez moved to the Rockies as part of the deal, the A's said on their official website ( oakland.athletics.mlb.com ).

The 28-year-old Holliday, nicknamed 'Big Daddy', entered the league with the Rockies in 2004 and is a three-times All-Star.

Last season Colorado failed to make the playoffs after finishing third in the National League West, Holliday hitting 25 home runs.

(Reporting by Simon Evans; editing by Tony Jimenez)
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