Baseball's Top Overall Prospect Had Trouble Getting a Hotel Because He Looked Too Young

Baltimore Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday made his Triple-A debut on Tuesday, but when he got to Norfolk, it wasn't all smooth sailing.

The Baltimore Orioles made a bold move this week, promoting 19-year-old and baseball's top overall prospect Jackson Holliday to Triple-A Norfolk.

He made his Triple-A debut on Tuesday, going 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and a run scored for the Norfolk Tides.

However, before he got on the field, it wasn't all smooth sailing for the former No. 1 draft pick.

Per David Hall, who covers the Norfolk Tides:

Because of his age and youthful look, Jackson Holliday had to talk his way into getting a room at a Norfolk hotel last night. #Orioles

Because of his age and youthful look, Jackson Holliday had to talk his way into getting a room at a Norfolk hotel last night. #Orioles

— David Hall (@DavidHallVP) September 5, 2023

Ouch! And everyone thought that making a lot of money and being really good at baseball would make your life easier....

Holliday, the son of former MLB All-Star Matt Holliday, is hitting .333 across four different minor league levels this year. He's got a .968 slugging percentage, 10 home runs and 66 RBI.

Per his MLB.com prospect profile:

The combination of nature and nurture certainly come into play, with growing up around the game clearly helping Holliday’s overall skillset. He has an extremely advanced approach at the plate, and he showed it off by walking more than twice as much as he struck out during his debut last summer. He has a simple left-handed stroke he got back to after his swing got a little long last summer, allowing him make more hard contact than ever, with plenty of power coming organically from his swing.

With strength he added before his senior year, and with more to come, Holliday has also gotten faster and is a consistently plus runner. There’s an up arrow next to his arm strength as well and that, along with his improved quickness, means he should be able to play shortstop for a long time

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