Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday will miss Opening Day due to a fractured hamate bone in his right hand, president of baseball operations Mike Elias announced Wednesday at the club’s spring camp.
Holliday will undergo a procedure to repair the fracture on Thursday, and his return schedule after the preseason will likely be measured in weeks, according to Elias.
Holliday, 22, baseball’s No. 1 prospect entering the 2024 season, according to MLB Pipeline, has hit .229 with a .300 on-base percentage (OBP) and 22 home runs in his first 209 career games since debuting in April 2024.
Elias also announced that Orioles third baseman Jordan Westburg is dealing with a right oblique injury, and although it has improved, Westburg’s participation in Grapefruit League games will be delayed. Westburg is not expected to miss any of the regular season, Elias said.
date: 2026-02-12 06:43:00