The Orioles are adding another gem to their already sparkling roster.
Just a few weeks after the start of the MLB season, Baltimore is calling up Jackson Holliday, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Tuesday night.
Holliday, 20, is viewed as a future star. He was widely believed to be on the brink of a call-up to the big leagues after an impressive spring training, in which Holliday posted a .311/.354/.600 slash line with two homers and two stolen bases.
He did record a 31.1% strikeout rate in 45 at-bats. But his exploits charmed the masses.
The No. 1 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, Holliday enjoyed a stunning run through the minors, posting a .323/.442/.499 slash line in A, A+, Double-A and Triple-A ball. He spent 10 games with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to start the 2024 season, hitting .333 with two home runs, five doubles and 9 RBI.
While Holliday failed to make the opening-day roster, he’s slated to join former top prospects Adley Rutschman and Gunnar Henderson in the hallowed walls of Camden Yards.
The Orioles are off to a 6-4 start after beating the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday.
This story is developing and will be updated.