Jackson Holliday, a rookie for the Orioles, received the blessing from the Ripken family to wear the iconic No. 7 jersey, previously worn by Billy Ripken in 1988. Cal Ripken Jr. expressed his support for Holliday, encouraging him to wear the number with pride.
Jackson Holliday was initially set to wear No. 1 but made a last-minute switch to No. 7 after a conversation with Cal Ripken Jr. https://t.co/E1Sycqow0u
Jackson Holliday on his phone call to Cal Ripken Jr. about No. 7 - “I heard that they wanted to give me that number. I was able to reach out to him & thank him for that opportunity. It’s really special for me to be able to wear that number and to honor his dad. It’s really neat.”
Cal Ripken Jr. told the MASN broadcast that Jackson Holliday called him about wearing No. 7 and Cal said "wear it with pride." Two great baseball families there.
The Ripken family gave Orioles rookie Jackson Holliday its blessing to wear the No. 7 jersey https://t.co/rNa9NHRenp https://t.co/Xxs5QMOG47
The Ripken family has given Orioles rookie Jackson Holliday its blessing to wear the No. 7 jersey https://t.co/Ogk3BlDa9A https://t.co/SK1UePxWjK
Cal Ripkin Jr. is 'thrilled' that Jackson Holliday is wearing iconic No. 7 Orioles jersey https://t.co/tzzGDC7rZK
INF Jackson Holliday (@J_Holliday7) will wear number 7. Last worn on the field by INF Billy Ripken in 1988. #Orioles https://t.co/jJxZqEPHL7