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Baltimore Orioles take SS Jackson Holliday with No. 1 overall pick in 2022 MLB draft

After several recent futility-filled seasons, the Baltimore Orioles' future is looking a bit brighter.

Losing 110 games a year ago earned them the right to pick first overall in the 2022 MLB draft, a selection they used Sunday on prep shortstop Jackson Holliday of Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The son of seven-time MLB All-Star outfielder Matt Holliday was named Oklahoma prep player of the year in 2022, breaking J.T. Realmuto's national high school record for most hits in a season with 89 in just 41 games, while batting .