Baltimore Orioles draft pick Jackson Holliday on staying humble, trusting in God and blocking out the noise
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
4.9 • 684 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2022
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Jackson Holliday was selected first overall in the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Holliday attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater, Oklahoma and finished his senior year batting.685 with 17 home runs, 79 RBI and 30 stolen bases over 40 games. He was named the Oklahoma Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year and wa also awarded an ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove.
Jackson's father is Matt Holliday, the eight-time MLB All-Star with the Colorado Rockies and St. Louis Cardinals and currently the Cardinals bench coach.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Jackson Holliday about his 2022 and what it was like to go from high school to being drafted and playing pro baseball in the span of a few weeks. We also hear about Jackson's faith and the lessons he's learned about following Christ from his parents Matt and Leslee.
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| 1:04.9 | Here's your host for today, Jason Romano. |
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