Former Shorebird Holliday invited to O's Spring Training

 

Last spring Jackson Holliday made his pro-baseball debut with the Delmarva Shorebirds and climbed through the ranks to end the season with the Triple-A Norfolk Tides.

Holliday has been invited to try out at the Orioles major league spring training camp.

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Jackson Holliday among Orioles' 2024 Spring Training invites (mlb.com)

CBS Sports ranks Jackson Holliday top MLB prospect for 2024.

 

Jackson Holliday's pro-baseball debut season in 2023 started with the Delmarva Shorebirds and he moved swiftly through the ranks to High 'A' Aberdeen, 'AA' Bowie, and 'AAA' Norfolk.

CBS Sports: "Precocious lefty-swinging shortstop with superstar potential."

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MLB prospect rankings: Top 25 players entering 2024, with Jackson Holliday at No. 1, Evan Carter in top five - CBSSports.com

The "Conan Blimp" Visible Over Virginia On Saturday

Did anyone happen to see this huge orange blimp floating northbound over Route 13 this past Saturday afternoon (October 2)?


It seems TBS is flying their "Conan Blimp" over the Major League Baseball Postseasons games to promote the new Conan O'Brien late night show on the TBS channel beginning November 8th.

The blimp pilot must have been taking the Eastern Shore scenic route to a city further north.