{"id":74016,"date":"2025-08-06T10:28:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74016"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:28:20","slug":"shocking-orioles-beg-jackson-holliday-to-forgive-them-with-obvious-award-bribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=74016","title":{"rendered":"Shocking!! Orioles beg Jackson Holliday to forgive them with obvious award bribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">It&#8217;s an amazing honor, but the Orioles have still let their young stars down.<\/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_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Baltimore Orioles v Chicago Cubs\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6771,h_3808\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01k1xkppxc9k2fra3zqg.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles v Chicago Cubs\" width=\"6771\" height=\"3808\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Baltimore Orioles v Chicago Cubs | Matt Dirksen\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0have had a dreadful season. They didn&#8217;t do enough to address their pitching weaknesses over the winter, and an injury-ravaged staff has since fallen apart.<\/p>\n<p>This led them to fall well out of postseason contention early in the 2025 season, and it also led to them selling off some expiring contracts at the trade deadline. Now, the future is uncertain for both the Orioles\u00a0and some of their stars.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, one of those stars, infielder\u00a0Jackson Holliday, was presented with a tremendous honor, winning the Orioles&#8217;\u00a0Heart and Hustle award. It certainly is something worth celebrating, as Holliday is still only in the early stages of what should be a fantastic career.<\/p>\n<p>However, given where the Orioles stand and the reasons why they are in this position heading down the stretch, it seems just a little disingenuous.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Jackson Holliday presented with award that feels disingenuous<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Obviously, nothing should take away from this achievement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Heart and Hustle award is given to one player on each team who best represents a strong work ethic and ability to lead a team, so this is no small feat by Holliday at such a young age. He&#8217;s weathered a lot so far in his brief MLB career, and he deserves credit for his mental fortitude and his ability to lead amid injuries and adversity to his team&#8217;s more established stars.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, it doesn&#8217;t take the sting out of what has been a dreadful season for the Orioles. They fell under .500 very early in the season and have essentially been an afterthought since. Their slow start even resulted in manager Brandon Hyde being fired despite having led the team to the postseason in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">But had Baltimore just addressed its pitching staff properly and made bigger moves rather than diving into the bargain bin for help last offseason, they could still be a contender in the AL East. Instead, they are in last place with a record of 51-62, and they sit 14.5 games out of first place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">They also are nine games back in the Wild Card race, so any chance of them reaching the postseason is essentially gone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Again, Holliday deserves this honor. He&#8217;s an exciting young player with a bright future. This year, he is hitting .256\/.304\/.402 with 14 home runs, 43 RBI, 11 stolen bases and a .705 OPS. He&#8217;s only going to continue getting better, and this may not be the last time he takes home the Heart and Hustle award in his career.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">But the award might feel a little bit better if the Orioles had actually put together a respectable ballclub and found a way to contend in 2025. Perhaps 2026 will be a year in which they have better luck.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s an amazing honor, but the Orioles have still let their young stars down. Baltimore Orioles v Chicago Cubs | Matt Dirksen\/GettyImages The\u00a0Baltimore Orioles\u00a0have had a dreadful&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":74017,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shocking!! 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