\n\n","providerName":"Twitter","providerUrl":"https://twitter.com","thumbnail_url":null,"type":"oembed","width":550,"contentType":"rich"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"In a text message to MLB.com, Matt Holliday said he is “super grateful” the Ripken family is allowing Jackson (the oldest of his four kids) to don his old number in the big leagues.\n\nBilly Ripken said that he and Cal Jr. discussed it Wednesday morning and agreed that it was the right opportunity for the No. 7 to return to Baltimore.","type":"text"},{"__typename":"Video","contentDate":"2024-04-10T14:24:32.928Z","preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({\"preferredPlaybacks\":\"mp4AvcPlayback\"})":"https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2024/2024-04/10/6a768bf7-b4978a11-e5ce1208-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4","type":"video","description":"2022 MLB first overall Draft pick Jackson Holliday has finally arrived to the Majors","displayAsVideoGif":false,"duration":"00:00:27","slug":"jackson-holliday-has-arrived","tags":[{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-110","title":"Baltimore Orioles","team":{"__ref":"Team:110"},"type":"team"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-702616","title":"Jackson Holliday","person":{"__ref":"Person:702616"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"vod","title":"vod","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"club-produced","title":"club produced","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"team-featured","title":"team featured","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"mlb-debut","title":"MLB debut","type":"taxonomy"}],"thumbnail":{"__typename":"Thumbnail","templateUrl":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/vgi1a82fxxzphlmoj00l"},"title":"Jackson Holliday has arrived","relativeSiteUrl":"/video/jackson-holliday-has-arrived"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"“If anybody’s going to do it, I think that family’s going to honor the fact that Sr. was a part of that, and it gives us another opportunity to throw Sr. out there,” Billy Ripken said on MLB Network. “So I’m all on board with it.”\n\nNow, another family numerical legacy has been created.","type":"text"}],"relativeSiteUrl":"/news/jackson-holliday-to-wear-cal-ripken-sr-number-7","contentType":"news","subHeadline":"MLB's No. 1 prospect recalled Wednesday, eyeing MLB debut","summary":"BOSTON -- Baseball has long been a family game, and now, two of MLB’s most recognizable surnames will forever have a connection in Orioles history.\n- Watch Holliday's debut at 7 p.m. ET: FREE on MLB.TV or on MLB Network\nOn Wednesday, Baltimore selected the contract of Jackson Holliday from","tagline({\"formatString\":\"none\"})":null,"tags":[{"__typename":"InternalTag","slug":"storytype-article","title":"Article","type":"article"},{"__typename":"ContributorTag","slug":"jake-rill","title":"Jake Rill","type":"contributor"},{"__typename":"TeamTag","slug":"teamid-110","title":"Baltimore Orioles","team":{"__ref":"Team:110"},"type":"team"},{"__typename":"PersonTag","slug":"playerid-702616","title":"Jackson Holliday","person":{"__ref":"Person:702616"},"type":"player"},{"__typename":"GameTag","gamePk":746980,"slug":"gamepk-746980","title":"2024/04/10 bal@bos","type":"game"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"apple-news","title":"Apple News","type":"taxonomy"},{"__typename":"TaxonomyTag","slug":"mlb-debut","title":"MLB debut","type":"taxonomy"}],"type":"story","thumbnail":"https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/mqjawogozh7hytdhwx7j","title":"Jackson Holliday to wear Cal Ripken Sr.'s No. 7 for the Orioles"}},"Team:110":{"__typename":"Team","id":110},"Person:702616":{"__typename":"Person","id":702616}}}
window.adobeAnalytics = {"reportingSuiteId":"mlbglobal08,mlbcom08","linkInternalFilters":"mlb"}
window.globalState = {"tracking_title":"Major League Baseball","lang":"en"}
window.appId = ''
/*-->*/
Ripken family 'thrilled' for Holliday to wear dad's No. 7
Ripken family 'thrilled' for Holliday to wear dad's No. 7
The younger Holliday will be wearing No. 7, which his dad wore during the majority of his stint with the Cardinals (2010-16) and in his final season with the Rockies in ‘18.
But in Orioles lore, No. 7 has long belonged to Cal Ripken Sr. The former manager, who died in 1999 following a battle with lung cancer, wore the number when he led the team in the ‘87 and ‘88 seasons. After his firing in ‘88, his son, Billy, took the number and wore it the rest of that year. No Baltimore player has worn it since, as it had been unofficially retired.
Cal Ripken Jr., Baseball Hall of Famer and Orioles ownership partner, shared on social media that his family is “thrilled” for Jackson Holliday to bring back the orange No. 7:
Our family is thrilled that @J_Holliday7 will be wearing dad's #7 ... Excited to watch him play!
In a text message to MLB.com, Matt Holliday said he is “super grateful” the Ripken family is allowing Jackson (the oldest of his four kids) to don his old number in the big leagues.
Billy Ripken said that he and Cal Jr. discussed it Wednesday morning and agreed that it was the right opportunity for the No. 7 to return to Baltimore.
“If anybody’s going to do it, I think that family’s going to honor the fact that Sr. was a part of that, and it gives us another opportunity to throw Sr. out there,” Billy Ripken said on MLB Network. “So I’m all on board with it.”
Now, another family numerical legacy has been created.