For Jackson Holliday, 2025 was supposed to be the year everything came together. The former No. 1 overall pick had captured imaginations with his stellar minor league track record and his memorable late-season debut in 2024, capped by that unforgettable grand slam onto Eutaw Street. But as anyone who’s watched baseball knows, the game has a funny way of humbling even the most talented players.

Holliday’s sophomore campaign turned into a grueling test of endurance and character. Playing in 149 games—second-most on the Orioles—the 21-year-old logged 586 at-bats and 649 plate appearances. To put that in perspective, only three players in Orioles history have gotten more plate appearances in their age-21 season or younger: Manny Machado, Eddie Murray, and Cal Ripken Jr. That’s some pretty eli

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