Holliday: 1st stint with Orioles was 'worst-case scenario'

Baltimore Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday believes he withstood a rough start to his MLB career admirably.

"That was pretty much the worst-case scenario you can possibly imagine of getting called up, but I feel like I did handle it the best way that I could," Holliday said, according to The Baltimore Banner's Andy Kostka. "I feel like I did a pretty good job of not letting that affect the way that I carried myself."

Holliday, the No. 1-ranked prospect in baseball, was selected with the top pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. This season, he went 2-for-34 with 18 strikeouts and one RBI over his first 10 major-league games before the Orioles demoted him to Triple-A in late April.

"To be able to go up there and experience the 0-for, or 1-for-whatever, I don't think there's any bad takeaway from that," Holliday said. "I think it's all part of learning. I don't think it's a bad thing. I think it can always be looked at as a good start to learning how to fail, because this game is the worst sometimes. To be able to go up there and fail at a high level, in the long run, I think will be very beneficial for me and my career."

The 20-year-old infielder is slashing .283/.439/.484 with six homers and 23 RBIs in Triple-A this season. He's also collected 17 hits with 14 walks and a .965 OPS over his last 15 games.