SARASOTA, Fla. — Jackson Holliday’s main league debut with the Baltimore Orioles must wait.
The Orioles introduced Friday they’d reassigned Holliday to their minor league camp, which means the No. 1 total choose within the 2022 beginner draft will not begin the season within the majors.
Holliday, 20, is the son of former seven-time All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday and is considered one among baseball’s prime total prospects. Holliday made a robust case to make the foremost league roster this spring, going 6-for-14 with two homers, six RBIs and two steals in Grapefruit League motion.
Holliday batted .323 with a .442 on-base share, 12 homers, 75 RBIs and 24 steals in 125 video games for 4 totally different minor league groups from the Single-A to Triple-A degree final season. He primarily performed second base and shortstop whereas additionally making two appearances at third base.
In different strikes Friday, the Orioles optioned outfielders Heston Kjerstad and Kyle Stowers to minor league camp and reassigned catcher David Bañuelos, infielder Coby Mayo, utilityman Connor Norby and right-handed pitcher Albert Suárez to minor league camp.