Jackson Holliday | |
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Baltimore Orioles – No. 7 | |
Shortstop / Second baseman | |
Born: Austin, Texas, U.S. | December 4, 2003|
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 10, 2024, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics (through April 23,2024) | |
Batting average | .059 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 1 |
Teams | |
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Jackson Matthew Holliday (born December 4,2003) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He was selected first overall by the Orioles in the 2022 MLB draft and made his MLB debut in 2024. He is the son of former MLB All-Star Matt Holliday.
Holliday attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater,Oklahoma. [1] After his freshman year,he committed to play college baseball at Oklahoma State University. [2] As a junior in 2021,Holliday had a .500 batting average with six home runs and 50 runs batted in (RBIs). [3] He was also named the Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. [4] That summer,he played in various national events including the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park. [5] He also was named to USA Baseball's 18-and-under team. [6]
Holliday entered his senior year in 2022 as a top prospect for the upcoming draft. [7] [8] [9] During a game against Union High School,he hit three home runs. [10] In another game,he hit two home runs in the same inning. [11] He finished the season batting .685 with 17 home runs,79 RBIs,29 doubles,and 30 stolen bases over 40 games. [12] He set a national record for hits in a season for an amateur player with 89,surpassing the previous record of 88 set by J. T. Realmuto in 2010. [13] He was named the Oklahoma Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year. [14] He was the third in his family to win the award alongside his father and uncle. [15] He was also awarded an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove. [16]
The Baltimore Orioles selected Holliday with the first overall pick in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [17] He signed with the team for $8.19 million,the largest signing bonus ever for a high school player. [18] [19] Holliday made his professional debut on August 11 with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Orioles,going 1-for-3 with a stolen base. [20] Later in August,he was promoted to the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Single-A Carolina League. [21] Over twenty games between both teams,he batted .297 with one home run,nine RBIs,and four stolen bases. [22]
Holliday began the 2023 season with the Shorebirds,where he batted .396/.522/.660 with six doubles,one triple,two home runs and 16 RBIs in 14 games. [23] [24] He was promoted twice during the first four months,first to the High–A Aberdeen IronBirds on April 24 and then to the Double–A Bowie Baysox on July 9. [25] [26] His slash line with the Ironbirds was .314/.452/.488 with 11 doubles,five triples,five home runs,and 35 RBIs in 57 games. [24] He hit .338/.421/.507 with nine doubles,three triples,three home runs and 15 RBIs in 36 games with the Baysox before his promotion to the Triple–A Norfolk Tides on September 4. [27] In 18 games for Norfolk,he batted .267/.396/.400 with two home runs and nine RBIs. Following the season,Holliday was named the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year. [28]
Invited to spring training in 2024 as a non-roster player, [29] the Orioles assigned Holliday to Norfolk for the start of the season. [30] He batted .333/.482/.595 with two home runs through ten Triple-A games in 2024 and has a career .321 average and .949 on-base plus slugging (OPS) in Minor League Baseball. [31]
On April 10,2024,the Baltimore Orioles selected Holliday's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. [32] He was assigned the no. 7 uniform and made his major league debut that night as a second baseman [33] against the Boston Red Sox and went 0–4 with 1 RBI at the plate. [34] He knocked his first major league hit in the game against Milwaukee Brewers,and later scored the go-ahead run. [35] After batting 2-for-34 (.059) in 10 games,the Orioles optioned Holliday to Norfolk on April. [36]
Holliday is the son of former major leaguer and seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday. [37] His brother,Ethan,also plays baseball at Stillwater and is committed to play college baseball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team. [38] Holliday's uncle,Josh Holliday,is the head baseball coach at Oklahoma State. [39]
Holliday is a Christian. [40] On December 28,2022,Holliday got engaged to his girlfriend,ChloéCox. They were married on January 6,2024. [41]
Matthew Thomas Holliday is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2018 for the Colorado Rockies,Oakland Athletics,St. Louis Cardinals,and New York Yankees. A World Series champion in 2011 with the Cardinals,Holliday played a key role in seven postseasons,including the Rockies' first-ever World Series appearance in 2007 and Cardinals' playoff success in the 2010s. His distinctions include a National League (NL) batting championship,the 2007 NL Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award,seven All-Star selections,and four Silver Slugger Awards. Other career accomplishments include 300 home runs,more than 2,000 hits,and batting over .300 eight times.
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