Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday returns to Baltimore

BALTIMORE - Orioles top prospect Jackson Holliday made his return to Baltimore following a flurry of trades on Tuesday.

Holliday batted eighth and played second base against Toronto on Wednesday. He hit a grand slam, his first big league home run, in his third at-bat. 

The Orioles traded second baseman Connor Norby to Miami with Kyle Stowers for starting pitcher Trevor Rogers.

In Holliday's first stint with the Orioles, baseball's top prospect struggled at the plate, going just 2-for-34 with 18 strikeouts in 10 games. 

He wasn't in Tuesday's lineup for Triple-A Norfolk, where he has batted .271 with 10 home runs, 38 RBIs, 72 hits and scored  75 runs.

Holliday, the son of former Major League All-Star Matt Holliday, was the first overall selection in the 2022 draft. He made his big league debut on April 10 against the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park.