Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday’s jersey number choice brings excited response from Cal Ripken Jr.
When Jackson Holliday makes his MLB debut, he’ll be paying homage to Orioles legend Cap Ripken Sr.
“Our family is thrilled that (Jackson Holliday) will be wearing dad’s No. 7,” Ripken tweeted. “Excited to watch him play!”
He’ll be the first Oriole to don the number since Cal Ripken Sr. Before Holliday took the the field, Bill Ripken explained how the number decision came to be and why it was the right time, and right player to be adorned again, via MLB Network.
“Very respectfully, I know the Holliday family has made reference to the No. 7. My brother touched base with me and said, ‘what do you think?’ I said you know what, if anybody is going to do it, I think that family is going to honor that Sr. was a part of that. It gives us another opportunity to throw Sr. out there, I’m all on board with it.”
Cal Ripken Sr. spent 36 years with the Orioles, going from player to manager. He won the World Series in 1983 and was ultimately elected into the Orioles Hall of Fame. A legend in Baltimore, Holliday’s number decision ensures that Ripken Sr.’s legacy lives on.
