Young Stud Prospects Set to Join Historic Ranks When Orioles-Brewers Play This Weekend
When the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers face off this weekend, it will be a showcase of two of baseball's best, young talents: Jackson Holliday and Jackson Chourio. The top two prospects in the game will join a select group in baseball history when the two sides square off.
When the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers play each other this weekend, it will be a showcase of the two top prospects in the sport: Jackson Holliday of the Orioles (#1) and Jackson Chourio of the Brewers (#2).
Chourio signed a contract extension this offseason before ever having played a Major League game and debuted with the team on Opening Day, while Holliday just came up and made his Major League debut this week against the Boston Red Sox.
This matchup is set to join some pretty cool and exclusive baseball history as well, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:
Jackson Chourio vs Jackson Holliday time!!
Last time 2 20-year-olds or younger appeared in the same game: 9/27/19 Vladimir Guerrero Jr + Elvis Luciano, both for TOR
Last time 2 20-year-olds or younger appeared on opposing teams in a game: 6/9/19 Juan Soto vs Fernando Tatis Jr
Last time 2 players THIS YOUNG (Holliday 'oldest' at 20y, 130d) faced off: 6/26/03 Miguel Cabrera vs José Reyes
Holliday has yet to get a hit since his call-up, but has produced an RBI, while Chourio is hitting .282 this season with two home runs, nine RBI and two stolen bases.
Per a portion of Holliday's MLB.com prospect profile:
It's an easy argument to make that Holliday is the best pure hitting prospect in the game. His incredibly advanced approach at the plate led to him being one of just eight Minor Leaguers who walked 100 or more times in 2023, resulting in a .442 on-base percentage. He combines that discipline with a short left-handed stroke that delivers consistent hard contact and elite-level exit velocities...
And on Chourio:
That starts with a vicious right-handed swing capable of driving the ball to all fields -- nine of his 22 homers went to right -- and he has the strength in his 5-foot-11 frame to eventually post 30-homer seasons. That loud contact fuels his average, and the approach should improve with more reps against upper-level pitching in his 20s.
The series from Baltimore begins at 7:05 p.m. ET.
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