A little over two weeks after his much-hyped call up, Baltimore Orioles infielder Jackson Holliday is headed back to the minors.
Holliday, 20, was called up on April 10 and struggled mightily in his first 10 big league games. He recorded only two hits in 34 at-bats, walked twice and struck out 18 times, which included multiple K’s in seven games.
“You’re talking about somebody who’s never failed before. It’s a tough place to. I don’t think anybody, except for the people that are down here in uni, understand how hard this is,” said Orioles manager Brandon Hyde last week. “He’s going to go through struggles, and that’s part of being a professional baseball player — how you deal with it, adversity, tough at-bats.”
Holliday, the son of former MLB All-Star Matt Holliday, had high expectations coming into the majors after being the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft. He played in all four full-season minor league affiliates for the Orioles in 2023 and was off to a roaring start with Triple-A Norfolk this season.
In 10 games at Triple-A before his call up, Holliday slashed .333/.482/.595 and hit two home runs and nine RBIs.
Holliday will now get time to restore his confidence and continue developing to help the first-place Orioles down the road.
