He was promoted from the Triple-A Louisville Bats, the Cincinnati Reds' highest minor league team, on August 16, 2005, to replace Ryan Freel, who had been placed on the 15-day disabled list earlier that day.

In 2009, Holbert managed the Lake County Captains in the Cleveland Indians organization to a third-place finish in the Northern Division of the South Atlantic League.

[3] As of 2016, he was listed as a member of the professional scouting staff of the New York Yankees.

[4] Holbert was named manager of the Yankees High-A minor league team, the Tampa Tarpons for the 2019 season.

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