In Photos: Orioles' top prospect Jackson Holliday & wife Chloe share smiles during visit to Old Hickory Bat Co.
Top Baltimore Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday and wife Chloe Cox took some time off to visit a baseball bat manufacturing company in Tennessee.
Holliday and his wife took a tour of the Old Hickory Bat Company in Goodlettsville.
Jackson and Chloe were not alone on this tour, as they brought their pet dog, Coconut, along for the ride.
"We had some special guests show up to the shop today! Thanks @jackson__holliday7 and @chloehollidayyy for stopping by and letting us meet Coconut," the company's Instagram account posted.
In the images, Jackson looked at various willows while testing some out in the company's batting facility. Holliday also autographed one of the hickory-carved bats.
Holliday was recently assigned back to the Norfolk Tides after a disastrous start to his big-league career. He started in 10 games and slashed a .059 batting average, .111 OBP, and .170 OPS, with zero home runs, and one RBI. He managed to rake in only two hits in 34 at-bats.
The Baltimore Orioles organization decided to demote Holliday back to the minor leagues. But GM Mike Elias has not lost hope on their top prospect and voiced optimism about the talented 2B in a recent episode of High Heat:
"My hope is that this was a productive experience for him."
Chloe voiced her support after Jackson Holliday got demoted to the Norfolk Tides
Jackson Holliday was demoted to the Orioles triple-A affiliate after a rough few outings in the big leagues. His struggles at the plate showed that there was still some way to go before the young second baseman could flourish in the MLB.
After his demotion to the Norfolk Tides, his wife, Chloe, jumped in to support him by sharing some images with Coconut.
Jackson also received support from the Orioles faithful, many of whom believe that the youngster will flourish in the big leagues soon.
The Baltimore Orioles take pride in their farm system and player development and will hope that Holliday matures to be game-ready in the near future.