{"id":52019,"date":"2025-05-01T02:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T02:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=52019"},"modified":"2025-05-01T02:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T02:18:42","slug":"unbelievable-orioles-must-face-hard-truth-about-jackson-holliday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=52019","title":{"rendered":"UNBELIEVABLE!! Orioles must face hard truth about Jackson Holliday"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">The Baltimore Orioles former No. 1 overall pick has improved in 2025, but not enough.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Baltimore Orioles v Detroit Tigers - Game Two\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_7135,h_4013\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01jt1acvrn3ee8ftg933.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles v Detroit Tigers - Game Two\" width=\"7135\" height=\"4013\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Baltimore Orioles v Detroit Tigers &#8211; Game Two | Nic Antaya\/GettyImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\">\n<div id=\"mm-player-placeholder-large-screen\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full\">\n<div id=\"voltax-mp-video\" class=\"shadow-root-voltax-mp\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-placeholder voltax-mp-placeholder-anchored floating\" data-is-split-view=\"false\">\n<div class=\"voltax-mp-container-anchored\">\n<div class=\"titleBar title-anchor\"><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"\">Shedeur Sanders has third-best odds to be the Browns&#8217; starting QB for Week 1 | First Things First<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>When the\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0selected Jackson Holliday as the No. 1 overall pick back in 2022, they expected him to quickly become the face of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Holliday showed his potential by fast-tracking through the minors and making his MLB debut in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Holliday was called up to the big leagues in April of 2024 and just a few short weeks later, he was back in the minors due to intense struggles in the majors.<\/p>\n<p>Holliday eventually\u00a0clawed his way back into the majors but finished 2024 with an underwhelming .189 batting average and struck out 69 times in just 60 games.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore expected big improvements from Holliday this past offseason and while he has gotten better, it is still not enough.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Jackson Holliday has improved but not enough for the Baltimore Orioles<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Baltimore Orioles are in last place in the AL East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">While it is obviously still early in the season and even in last place are just 5.5 games out, not many would have anticipated Baltimore ever seeing the bottom of the standings in 2025. On paper, they are far too talented to be so far behind their division rivals.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Going into this past offseason, the Orioles were optimistic about Holliday as he had claimed to figure some things out and had changed his approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">These adjustments have resulted in an improvement as Holliday is now hitting .237 this season with two homers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, through 24 games, he has still struck out 21 times. These improvements are so minor that it is time to face the cold-hard truth. He has to be better.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Of course being successful at the big-league level doesn\u2019t just happen. Sometimes players need some time to work through struggles and hard times before they find themselves. Holliday has had his time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">As a No. 1 overall pick and the level of talent we all know he possesses, he has to be much better than he currently is for the Baltimore Orioles to be at their best. There is nothing wrong celebrating his improvements but they are far from his expectations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Orioles former No. 1 overall pick has improved in 2025, but not enough. 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