Holliday still out of O's lineup Monday due to groin tightness

ANAHEIM -- Jackson Holliday's return to the Orioles’ lineup should be coming soon.

Although Holliday was out of action for the second straight day due to groin tightness on Monday -- when the O's opened a three-game series at Angel Stadium -- the 22-year-old infielder went through pregame work on the field and continues to progress well. His status remains day to day, but it's plausible he could return to the lineup before the club departs Anaheim.

Holliday said he first felt some tightness in his groin during Friday's loss at Dodger Stadium. He stayed in the game, though, and started again the next day. However, he aggravated the ailment while running out a ground ball in the sixth inning of Saturday's win, leading to his removal from the contest in the eighth.

"I don't think it's anything that serious, just kind of precautionary," Holliday said on Sunday morning. "Don't want to make nothing into something, you know? Just going to take it easy and hopefully should be good."

Holliday began the season on the injured list after undergoing right hamate surgery on Feb. 12. His rehab work was paused several times as he managed some soreness/discomfort, so he didn't make his 2026 debut until May 19 at Tampa Bay.

Now in his third MLB season, Holliday is hitting .200 with two doubles, one triple, four home runs, 12 RBIs and a .674 OPS over 29 games. In his absence, Jeremiah Jackson has been starting at second base for Baltimore.