Baseball’s No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday is recalled by the Orioles, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed Tuesday evening.
The decision comes after the O’s decided to start the No. 1 pick in the 2022 draft in Triple-A Norfolk to start the year.
The son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday will join the Orioles for their road trip to Boston, although it’s unclear when he will pitch in a game.
The news was met with enthusiasm by baseball fans and even saw the Somerset Patriots – the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate – reposting a video on X from last season of Holliday shaking hands with Jasson Dominguez.
Holliday’s stay in Triple-A was not expected to last long, and he was expected to make his major league debut at some point this spring, especially as a prized prospect slashing .333/.482 /.595.
Holliday started the 2024 minor league season with a bang.
He homered in his first at-bat of the season, crushing his first career home run against a left-handed pitcher.
The decision to send Holliday to the minors was a bit controversial, and Orioles general manager Mike Elias told reporters at the time that the prospect was “very, very close” to making the team , but he wanted to have it more. time against lefties and reps at second base.
“Because of how quickly Jackson developed and his lack of professional experience — I think he only played 18 games in Triple-A, specifically — he didn’t face a ton of quality major league, or even Triple-A quality, left-handed pitching,” Elias said, according to the Baltimore Sun.
“And that’s something that’s going to be thrown in his face when he’s in the American League East, whether it’s as a starter or as a reliever that they bring in to face him in the seventh inning.”
During his time in big league spring training, Holliday had hit .311/.354/.600 in 15 games while hitting two home runs and stealing two bases.
His strikeout-to-walk ratio left something to be desired, being struck out 15 times while walking in just three instances in 48 plate appearances.
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