BALTIMORE (AP) — Highly touted prospect Jackson Holliday has been optioned to the minor leagues by the Baltimore Orioles after starting his big league career with a disappointing thud. Holliday was promoted from Triple-A Norfolk on April 10 amid plenty of fanfare, but the 20-year-old second baseman managed only two hits — both singles — and two walks in 36 plate appearances over 10 games. He struck out 18 times and was batting .059 with one RBI and a .111 on-base percentage. The Orioles tried to
W | L | Pct | GB | |
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16 | 8 | .667 | 0.0 | |
17 | 9 | .654 | 0.0 | |
14 | 12 | .538 | 3.0 | |
13 | 13 | .500 | 4.0 | |
13 | 13 | .500 | 4.0 |