Orioles place 2B Jackson Holliday on injured list with left wrist inflammation

Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-17 · by Jerry Beach The Associated Press
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The Baltimore Orioles placed second baseman Jackson Holliday on the injured list due to left wrist inflammation, retroactive to Tuesday. The team selected infielder José Barrero from Triple-A Norfolk to replace Holliday on the roster. Currently holding a 74-78 record, the Orioles are three games behind for the last American League wild-card spot. Holliday, who is the son of former MLB player Matt Holliday and was drafted first overall in 2022, has struggled recently with a batting average of .196 over his last 25 games.
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The Baltimore Orioles placed second baseman Jackson Holliday on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to left wrist inflammation. This move was announced before their game against the New York Mets, with the injury retroactive to Tuesday. Infielder José Barrero's contract from Triple-A Norfolk was selected to replace Holliday on the roster.

Holliday, a 22-year-old drafted first overall in 2022, is currently batting .229 with seven home runs and thirty RBIs in ninety-eight games this season. He had previously missed the start of the year recovering from surgery to remove a bone in his right hand. Holliday's recent performance has declined, hitting just .196 over his last twenty-five games.

The Orioles are currently at 74-78, three games behind the Chicago White Sox for the final American League wild-card spot.

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Jerry Beach The Associated Press
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🔮 He said he would usually begin to experience numbness after throwing about 60 or 70 pitches in a game.
🔮 Had not announced a starter for Friday, when Baltimore begins its final homestand against RHP Dustin May (7-9, 4.49 ERA) and the Milwaukee Brewers.
🔮 New York also connected five times May 14 against Detroit and Aug. 22 at the Chicago White Sox.
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Baltimore NEW YORK Orioles The Baltimore Orioles the New York Mets

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Holliday PERSON · 3× Baltimore ORG · 1× Jackson Holliday PERSON · 1× José Barrero PERSON · 1× NEW YORK GPE · 1× Orioles ORG · 1× The Baltimore Orioles ORG · 1× Triple-A Norfolk ORG · 1× the Chicago White Sox ORG · 1× the New York Mets ORG · 1×

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The Baltimore Orioles placed second baseman Jackson Holliday on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with to left wrist inflammation.
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The Baltimore Orioles placed second baseman Jackson Holliday on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with to left wrist inflammation. asserted
Orioles → place → inflammation
The move, retroactive to Tuesday, was announced shortly before the Orioles played the New York Mets. asserted
Orioles → announce → Mets
Baltimore (74-78) entered the night three games behind the Chicago White Sox for the last AL wild-card spot. asserted
Baltimore → enter → spot
Holliday was replaced on the roster by infielder José Barrero, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Norfolk. asserted
contract → replace → Norfolk
He is batting .229 with seven homers, 30 RBIs and eight stolen bases in 98 games this season. asserted
He → bat → games
He missed the first 48 games recovering from surgery to remove the hamate bone in his right hand. asserted
He → miss → hand
Holliday went 2 for 4 in Monday’s 2-1 win over the Mets but is hitting .196 with 24 strikeouts over 102 at-bats in his last 25 games. asserted
Holliday → go → games
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