Baltimore Orioles Set to Call Up Top Prospect in Baseball

The Baltimore Orioles are set to call up the top prospect in Major League Baseball, Jackson Holliday.

Jul 27, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles number one draft pick Jackson Holliday / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

The Baltimore Orioles are calling up infielder Jackson Holliday, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.

Holliday, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball, gets a well-deserved opportunity to prove why he's one of the best prospects the game has ever seen.

Calling Holliday up at this point in the year will allow them to manipulate his service time, something that happens far too often in baseball. While he didn't make the Opening Day team because of it, he gets an opportunity to join the team just 10 games into the season.

The 20-year-old proved he belonged in Spring Training, slashing .311/.354/.600 with two home runs, two triples, and three doubles. He did strikeout 15 times in 45 at-bats, but the other numbers were impressive, and that should translate to the big league level.

Holliday has done nothing but produce at a high level during his time in the minors, and the call up was fully earned.

Across his 10 Triple-A games in 2024, Holliday has slashed .333/.482/.595 with two home runs and five doubles over 42 at-bats. His minor league career slash line is .321/.451/.497.

The Orioles offense has struggled some in the first 10 games, failing to get on base at an average level. With Holliday now set to help that out, Baltimore should see their offensive numbers improve.

It's an exciting time for the organization, similar to how it was when Adley Rutschman made his debut.

Orioles fans will have to wait until Friday to see Holliday play at home as the team is currently playing at Fenway Park.