Major League Baseball’s top prospect had a short stint in the majors, and sometimes, that’s just how the game goes. Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, arrived to Baltimore recently to fanfare. But he’s had a tough go at the Major League level and hasn’t caught up to pitching.
After a rough start, the Orioles decided to send him back down to Triple-A Norfolk.
“The Orioles have optioned Jackson Holliday back to Triple-A,” Yahoo Sports said Friday afternoon. Yahoo then included his stats over ten games in the bigs. Holliday hit just .059 with only two hits and 18 strikeouts.
The Orioles have optioned Jackson Holliday back to Triple-A.
10 Games
.059 AVG
2 Hits
18 Strikeouts pic.twitter.com/G3Chu8UlzY— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) April 26, 2024
Even former No. 1 picks will struggle at the big league level sometimes. Baseball’s a really hard sport. So, from that angle, it’s not surprising that Holliday struggled at the plate. It takes time. There’s a lot of hype around him, being the son of a former All-Star, but things will have to be tempered now.
All things considered, that’s probably for the best.
Holliday will continue on in Triple-A Norfolk. The Tides are one of the best Minor League baseball teams. So it’s not like he’ll have a hard time down there. We’ll return to do this when they feel he’s ready. And we’ll see if Jackson Holliday is really ready when he faces big-league pitching again.