Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday was the top-ranked prospect in Main League Baseball final season and principally struggled as a wide-eyed 20-year-old rookie. The son of eight-time All-Star Matt Holliday appears way more ready forward of his sophomore marketing campaign.
He’s jacked!
Holliday was the No. 1 general choose in 2022 and hit .321 as a minor-leaguer. He earned a promotion to MLB final April however it didn’t go nicely. His .189 batting common in 190 at-bats rapidly dulled a few of the shimmer.
Nonetheless, Holliday is barely 21 years previous with loads of time to develop right into a star— develop being the important thing phrase. He was listed at 180 kilos as a rookie, completed the 12 months nearer to 188, and sometimes drew criticism for his small body. That’s now not the case!
He nonetheless appears actually younger, however bodily? Bodily, his power is spectacular.
— Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde
Holliday acknowledged that his power and power had declined on the finish of final season. It was a actuality examine so he obtained within the gymnasium as quickly as he obtained dwelling to Oklahoma.
His exercise plan at first was so simple as “lifting heavy issues.” Because the winter continued, Holliday’s longtime coach labored intently with the power and conditioning employees in Baltimore to create a specified routine targeted on sustained power, bat velocity, steadiness and uncooked energy. After which there was his food regimen.
Lots of floor beef and rice. I just about had floor beef for breakfast ever day […]
I’m not an excellent chef. I could make steak and floor beef, and that’s about it.
— Jackson Holliday
The protein-focused food regimen and power program was an ideal success. Jackson Holliday gained at least 10 kilos over the past 5 months. He weighed-in at 200 kilos on the primary day of spring coaching final week and appears a lot greater than he did on the finish of his rookie season.
he is been consuming his ̶w̶h̶e̶a̶t̶i̶e̶s̶ floor beef pic.twitter.com/XHxQq0hGqh
— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) February 19, 2025
I’d even go as far as to say that the bottom beef made him beefy! The outcomes additionally point out an uptick in energy. Holliday hit a ball with an exit velocity of 110 miles per hour earlier this month.
Exit Velo Problem with the Holliday household!
Full video dropping this wknd. pic.twitter.com/uB6tUitVoK
— KingofJUCO (@KingofJUCO) February 5, 2025
For sure, Jackson Holliday appears utterly totally different. He expects the laborious work to repay within the field this season! A breakout 12 months appears to be on the horizon.
