The Orioles recalled second baseman Jackson Holliday from his injury rehab assignment at Triple-A Norfolk and shut him down for a couple of days due to soreness in his right wrist that they’re describing as “mild.”

The team also says the discomfort isn’t uncommon after hamate bone surgery.

Holliday will begin a new rehab assignment when cleared for activity, further delaying a decision on how to fit him on the active roster. Further delaying his 2026 debut.

“I think that’s where, I forget when we spoke when the question was asked, I said I don’t believe in timelines, and this is a perfect example of that,” said manager Craig Albernaz.

“It all depends on the player. If the player sees that timeline, they’re going to be forced to push themselves and make them feel uncomfortable and next thing you know, who knows what’s going to happen? So it was great to see Jackson be communicative and open at every turn. Also, it’s still the middle of April, so the whole rush component is… Actually, at any point, a player shouldn’t rush to come back when they’re on the IL, but with Jackson, it’s making sure that he’s ready to come back.

“He also missed spring training, so there’s a lot of components to this.”

Holliday hit .167 (7-for-42) with two doubles, three RBIs, three walks and a .453 OPS in 11 rehab games for Norfolk. He worked out at Camden Yards on Monday, fielding balls at second base and taking batting practice.

“With Jackson, he got to see the docs, got to see where he’s at, get a little plan in place as far as preparation, rehab and what other aspects he needs to take to kind of nip that in the bud. Selfishly, it also gets him around with the boys for a little bit, gets around our coaches. So when he leaves here, when he goes to play again, he’ll be in a better spot.”

Reliever Keegan Akin has advanced from throwing live batting practice to a rehab assignment beginning Wednesday with Norfolk.

Reliever Andrew Kittredge had his assignment paused while on paternity leave. He’s appeared in three games with the Tides, and the Orioles expected him to resume pitching within a few days.

Outfielder Heston Kjerstad, on the injured list with a right hamstring strain is running and performing a baseball activities progression.

First baseman Ryan Mountcastle is at Camden Yards with his broken left foot in a brace. He rode down a hallway outside the clubhouse with his leg propped on a scooter.

Outfielder Tyler O’Neill is following concussion protocols

The Orioles have won six of their last seven and their Opening Day starter is on the mound tonight.

Trevor Rogers has made three starts and allowed four runs in 19 innings. He still hasn’t surrendered a home run.

Rogers owns a 3.86 ERA in three career starts against Arizona over 16 1/3 innings. The current team is 4-for-33 against him.

Jeremiah Jackson stays in the lineup after homering twice last night, including a grand slam, and reaching on an infield single. He’s batting .318/.326/.545 (14-for-44) with a double, three homers and 11 RBIs in 14 games.

Jackson is second on the club in RBIs behind Gunnar Henderson (13). His 14 hits rank third.

Taylor Ward is in the lineup after being hit on the left hand in the seventh inning. The at-bat extended his on-base streak to 15 games.

Pete Alonso gave the Orioles an 8-7 lead with a two-run homer in the seventh. He had a single and two-run double on Sunday. He appears to be busting out of his slump.

“Honestly, I just want to take really quality at-bats,” he said last night. “For me (Sunday), I felt great, felt normal. The past two days, very thankful that timing was there, swing felt good, seeing the ball well. I’m very pleased with that. And again, results aside, I just want to be competitive and capitalize on mistakes when they show up. That’s  really all I want to do, and help the team win.”

“He’s a great competitor,” Jackson said. “He shows up to the field every day wanting to help the team. He wants to be the best. And I think for us, it’s awesome to see him have success. Honestly that’s with anybody anytime we all have success. We’re a very tight group and we love to see each other do well. But all in all we’re happy for him that he had the homer, the go-ahead homer, and we’ve just got to continue to show up and play our game.”

The Orioles are tied with the Yankees for first place in the division.

“It takes every single one of us in this clubhouse, and then some,” Alonso said. “Guys have stepped up and it’s been awesome. It’s been awesome. It takes every single guy on the roster, and then some, throughout the course of 162, plus playoffs, to have a great year. It’s just really exciting right now. The fact that, collectively as a group, we’re showing a lot of fight and no quit, it’s big time for the whole year.”

“The resiliency, it’s a good team,” Jackson said. “We have a good ball club.”

Reliever Rico Garcia needs one more scoreless and hitless appearance to give him nine to begin the season, tying Yennier Cano’s franchise record.

Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly is making his season debut. He was supposed to start on Opening Day before going on the injured list with an intercostal nerve irritation.

Kelly spent 6 ½ seasons with the Diamondbacks, was traded to the Rangers in July 2025 and signed a two-year, $40 million contract as a free agent. He’s started twice against the Orioles and allowed nine earned runs (10 total) in 8 1/3 innings.

Alonso is 5-for-19 with a double and three home runs.

Fun fact: The Orioles drafted Kelly in the 37th round in 2007 but he didn’t sign.

Cameron Weston started for Norfolk today and allowed two runs with five strikeouts in three innings. Fernando Peguero and José Barrero homered in the third.

The Tides didn’t score again and lost to Durham 4-3 in 10 innings.

For the Orioles
Gunnar Henderson SS
Taylor Ward LF
Pete Alonso 1B
Samuel Basallo C
Dylan Beavers DH
Leody Taveras CF
Colton Cowser RF
Jeremiah Jackson 2B
Blaze Alexander 3B

Trevor Rogers LHP

The Diamondbacks scratched Ketel Marte with lower back tightness.

Marte homered twice off Dean Kremer last night. Arenado also homered, but only two of the four runs off Kremer were earned in five innings.

Kremer struck out nine and didn’t walk a batter.

“I thought Dean was really good,” Albernaz said. “Ketel Marte is a really good player. I think he’s one of the most under-appreciated, underrated players in the league. I don’t think he’s that, but just in the landscape of the game, he’s a really good player. You take away those two pitches and the Arenado one, I mean, I’ll take nine punchies and no walks in five innings from all of our starters.

“It was great to see Dean control his emotions being back out there. I’m sure he had a lot of different emotions when he was out in the mound, whether it be, you know, ‘Why was I sent down? I’m going to show you why I shouldn’t have been sent down?’ Also, his first big league action at home. So there’s a lot of emotions going through. I think he did an outstanding job of just pitching and pitching to his game.

“I think if you asked him, yes, some pitches he would want back. But all in all, I think it was a phenomenal outing. Efficient, nine Ks, no walks. Take that all the time.”