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Jeremiah Jackson sat at his locker earlier today, raised his right arm and pointed to the spot where last night’s pitch slammed into his elbow. He showed a teammate the damage, which he said was minimal.
He knew that it could have been worse.
Braxton Ashcraft’s 95.5 mph fastball nailed Jackson in the eighth inning after he singled and homered. Daniel Johnson pinch-ran for him.
“Elbow ‘s fine,” Jackson said this afternoon before heading to the field for the team photo. “A little sore. I was coming out of the game anyway, defensive replacement. But yeah, I mean, it’s never fun to get hit in the elbow, but everything’s fine. Just a little bruise.”
Jackson is playing pretty much every day as a rookie and he’s thriving with a .314/.346/.521 line in 33 games. He has six doubles, two triples, five home runs and 18 RBIs.
The timing of an injury would be cruel.
“It was just kind of a weird spot, kind of get hit in the funny bone,” he said. “I didn’t think it was anything too series. I knew I’d be sore today, but it’s nothing too serious.”
Jackson is batting second again tonight and playing third base. He started in right field again last night.
“It’s good,” he said. “It’s fun to have the versatility and be able to play all over and get in the lineup whenever I can. Just get some reps today, get practice in and get ready for the game.”
Jackson’s home run last night broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning, allowing him to wear the Ravens helmet in the dugout that’s replaced the cowboy hat.
“That was awesome," he said. “That’s a good celebration. I think it’s the best one. Yeah, it’s cool.”
Samuel Basallo is batting fifth and catching. Dylan Beavers is in right field and Coby Mayo is at first base.
Gary Sánchez starts his injury rehab assignment tonight with Triple-A Norfolk, serving as the designated hitter. Interim manager Tony Mansolino said it could be a few weeks before Sánchez is reinstated, which doesn’t leave many games.
"He's been out for a while," Mansolino said. "He's got to catch, he's got to build his body up. So it's gonna be a good amount of time.
"That type of stuff, you can't rush."
Outfielder Tyler O’Neill is expected to be in Friday night’s lineup in Toronto.
For the Orioles
Jackson Holliday 2B
Jeremiah Jackson 3B
Gunnar Henderson SS
Ryan Mountcastle DH
Samuel Basallo C
Colton Cowser CF
Dylan Carlson LF
Dylan Beavers RF
Coby Mayo 1B
Tyler Wells RHP
The umpiring crew of Alan Porter, Jim Wolf, Manny Gonzalez and Alex MacKay spent the morning at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore delivering 100 Build-A-Bears, outfits, baseball-themed activity books, crafts and more to young patients as part of the UMPS CARE charity that’s approaching its 20th anniversary.
Since this program began in 2006, UMPS CARE has delivered more than 24,000 Build-A-Bear stuffed toys to children in pediatric hospitals across the country and in Canada. The visit today marked the 239th UMPS CARE delivery since the inception of this program.
The first visit took place at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in 2006.
For the Pirates
Jared Triolo SS
Spencer Horwitz 1B
Bryan Reynolds RF
Tommy Pham DH
Oneil Cruz CF
Nick Yorke 2B
Cam Devanney 3B
Ji Hwan Bae LF
Henry Davis C
Paul Skenes RHP
