BALTIMORE -- Jackson Holliday is returning to the Minors. On Friday, the Orioles optioned Holliday (MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect) to Triple-A Norfolk only 16 days after he was called up to the big leagues for the first time. The 20-year-old infielder went 2-for-34 (.059) over his first 10

ANAHEIM -- When Austin Hays landed on the injured list on Monday with a left calf strain, it was almost a foregone conclusion that the Orioles would promote one of the many top outfield prospects performing at Triple-A Norfolk. That is indeed the case. Baltimore promoted outfielder Heston Kjerstad on

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It's nearly a month since the 2024 season opened in South Korea, so it's time to take a look at the campaign's early top rookie performers, also known as the April edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List. Each month, MLB.com will look at which rookies performed best over the

BALTIMORE -- As 35,085 fans rose to their feet for a roaring ovation, the weight was finally lifted off Jackson Holliday's shoulders. His dad -- former All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday -- stood in the front row at Camden Yards and clapped. In nearby seats, Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. high-fived

BALTIMORE -- The Major Leagues aren’t the Minor Leagues. It’s taken only three games with the Orioles for Jackson Holliday to see firsthand how much tougher it is to face elite pitchers at the highest level. “Guys are pitching a little bit different versus working on things. They’re trying to

Baseball’s top two prospects are sharing the same field in Baltimore. They’re both named Jackson, and they’re both only 20 years old, though the Brewers’ Jackson Chourio has bragging rights over the Orioles’ Jackson Holliday for being the younger of the two. Not by much. Holliday, baseball’s No. 1-ranked prospect

Few people are having more fun right now playing the game of baseball than Heston Kjerstad, who has found a way to stand out among a team of standouts on the Orioles' Triple-A affiliate Norfolk Tides. So what's the key to his success? Just being himself. Kjerstad was named Minor

BOSTON -- The top five players in Triple-A Norfolk’s lineup to begin the season were some of the most highly regarded young hitters in not only the Orioles’ organization, but in all of baseball. In nine of the Tides’ first 10 games, they topped their batting order like this: 1.

BOSTON -- One of the most highly anticipated callups in recent memory may have been most anticipated inside of the Orioles' clubhouse. When Jackson Holliday got to the visitors’ locker room at Fenway Park prior to his Major League debut on Wednesday night, he found himself amongst some very friendly

BOSTON -- An AL East rivalry matchup, an energetic crowd of 27,936 filled into Fenway Park, a hard-fought baseball game and an Orioles win. Jackson Holliday couldn’t be much more pleased with his first taste of MLB action. “It’s all I could have imagined. Playing in the big leagues, a

BOSTON -- It’s not easy to get from Stillwater, Okla., to Boston on short notice. Matt Holliday and his family learned that Tuesday night. But there was never a chance the 44-year-old was going to miss the MLB debut of his firstborn son, Jackson, roughly 22 hours from then. So

Wednesday marked the start of the Jackson Holliday era in Baltimore. MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect made his highly anticipated Major League debut in the Orioles’ 7-5 comeback win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Although the the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft ultimately

When the son of a 15-year MLB veteran and seven-time All-Star is about to make his MLB debut, the nostalgic stories are going to come from left and right. Even from the guy who’s getting replaced by the rookie. Thirty-two-year-old utility player Tony Kemp signed a one-year contract with the

BOSTON -- No 20-year-old has likely looked this comfortable fielding questions from a large throng of media members. Then again, most 20-year-olds aren’t Jackson Holliday, who the Orioles knew was ready to handle this moment, as well as the big leagues.

Wednesday should be a memorable day for Jackson Holliday, his family, the Orioles and fans all across Baltimore. It’s one that everybody has been eagerly awaiting for nearly two years.

Nearly two decades after he was following his father around big league clubhouses as a toddler, Jackson Holliday is set to follow in his footsteps as a Major Leaguer. Holliday, MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect and the son of former MLB outfielder Matt Holliday, is on the verge of

Orioles Triple-A manager Buck Britton called Jackson Holliday into his office and gave him some simple instructions: "Call your dad." Why? Because Jackson is now following in Matt Holliday's footsteps -- to the big leagues.

The best thing that happened to Jackson Holliday in the early chapter of his baseball career was the fact that he was relatively ordinary during his time on the summer showcase circuit before his senior year of high school. It might sound overdramatic to say a 20-year-old phenom has had

When you're the No. 1 prospect in baseball, what's a day in your life like during the offseason?

Triple-A Opening Day arrived across the country -- from Syracuse to Sacramento and many stops in between -- last Friday. Now the Double-A, High-A and Single-A levels will begin play. In other words, the season is in full swing. As is tradition around these parts, let’s get you ready for

BALTIMORE -- The defending American League East champion Orioles are set up to have more success this season because they have a roster loaded with talent. But at some point, they may need to tap into their stacked farm system -- one that still ranks as the best in baseball

A lot of Baltimore talent has come through Triple-A Norfolk over the past four years. Three overall No. 1s, among a dozen Top 100 prospects, have played for the Tides -- by far the most in the Minors. But no previous team or game went quite like this one.

With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Orioles’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start:

Jackson Holliday felt good entering Triple-A Norfolk’s series against Charlotte on Tuesday. It was a balmy 79 degrees at first pitch with the wind blowing out, and MLB’s No. 1 prospect had a fun batting practice at Truist Field, one of the best hitters' ballparks in the Minors. He had