Jackson Holliday’s 2026 season appears likely to be finished before the Orioles’ final week wraps up.
Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said Monday, before Baltimore opened its series against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards, that Holliday is unlikely to return over the club’s last six games. The Orioles are hosting Toronto for three games this week and then closing the season with a three-game set against the Yankees in New York.
Holliday was placed on the 10-day injured list last Wednesday, retroactive to last Tuesday, because of left wrist inflammation. He also met with a wrist specialist in Baltimore on Saturday.
Albernaz said the team had not yet received the full details from that visit, but more information on Holliday’s injury is expected later this week.
"He's getting more looks and options of what's going on with the wrist," Albernaz said. "But we'll have more information probably end of the week, next couple days."
The 22-year-old infielder has played in 98 games this season and hit .229 with 12 doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 30 RBIs and a .640 OPS. This was his third big league season, but it also came after a delayed start: Holliday had right hamate surgery in mid-February and opened the year on the IL, not making his 2026 debut until May 19.
Holliday entered pro ball as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft and as the former top prospect in baseball, and he still hasn’t fully tapped that ceiling. Even so, the Orioles continue to see plenty to build on as he heads toward 2027.
Baltimore is also hopeful that utility man Blaze Alexander can get back before the season ends. Alexander has been dealing with low back discomfort, and if he returns, the 27-year-old could see some starts at second base.
With Holliday sidelined, Jeremiah Jackson has handled most of the work at second, though José Barrero was there for Monday’s opener against Toronto.
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