Apr 16, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (7) rounds third base to score on shortstop Gunnar Henderson (not pictured) third inning single against the Minnesota Twins at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
In his first game in his second stint in the major leagues, Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday hit his first major league home run, a grand slam, against Toronto’s Yerry Rodriguez in the fifth inning of Wednesday afternoon’s game. It gave the Orioles an 8-3 lead.
Holliday’s home run traveled 439 feet and landed on Eutaw Street. It came on an 0-2 count. The spot where it landed on Eutaw Street was marked, and fans immediately began taking pictures of it on their cell phones.
Fans also demanded a curtain call from Holliday, who waved to the crowd during James McCann’s at-bat.
He’s the third Orioles player to hit a grand slam as their first major league homer, joining Fritz Connolly on April 19th, 1985 and Frank Baker on April 19th, 1973.
Holliday had been 2-for-34, with 18 strikeouts, in his first stint with the Orioles in April and was sent down after 10 games. He grounded out in his first two at-bats on Wednesday and just missed a three-run homer to left field in the at-bat after the grand slam before striking out.
Immediately before Holliday’s home run, third baseman Jordan Westburg was hit on the right hand by a pitch, loading the bases. Westburg left the game after he scored and was replaced at third by Ramón Urias.
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