Editing Matt Stairs (section)

==Coaching career==
On November 2, 2016, Stairs was hired as the hitting coach for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]].<ref name=":5">{{cite web|last=Breen|first=Matt|date=November 2, 2016|title=Matt Stairs named Phillies hitting coach|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/phillies/Matt-Stairs-is-new-Phillies-hitting-coach.html|access-date=November 2, 2016|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]}}</ref>

On October 30, 2017, Stairs was hired as the hitting coach for the [[San Diego Padres]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cassavell|first=AJ|date=October 27, 2017|title=Padres hire Stairs as hitting coach|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/padres-hire-matt-stairs-as-hitting-coach-c259826520#:~:text=SAN%20DIEGO%20%2D%2D%20Matt%20Stairs,and%20general%20manager%20A.J.%20Preller.|access-date=October 30, 2017|work=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]}}</ref> He was fired after one season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 9, 2018|title=Padres fire hitting coach Stairs after subpar year|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24943195/san-diego-padres-fire-hitting-coach-matt-stairs-lackluster-year|access-date=October 9, 2018|website=[[ESPN]]|publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>

In 2024, Stairs was hired to the [[Okotoks Dawgs|Okotoks Dawgs Baseball Club]] as the program’s Academy Coaching Staff as the Dawgs Hitting Coordinator.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dawgs Add Hitting Legend Matt Stairs To Academy Coaching Staff {{!}} Okotoks Dawgs Baseball |url=https://dawgsbaseball.ca/news/2024-08-26-dawgs-add-hitting-legend-matt-stairs-to-academy-coaching-staff/ |access-date=2024-08-27 |website=Dawgs Baseball |language=en}}</ref>