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Orioles Legend Cal Ripken Jr. Supports Jackson Holliday Wearing Father's No. 7 Jersey

Highly regarded Baltimore Orioles prospect Jackson Holliday has the blessing of the Ripken family when it comes to wearing No. 7.

Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr. expressed his excitement to watch Holliday play for the organization and said the family is "thrilled" he will be wearing the same No. 7 that Ripken's father, Cal Ripken Sr., did:

Bill Ripken shared the conversation he had with his brother, Cal, about it and said, "If anybody's going to do it, I think that family is going to honor the fact that Sr. was a part of that.