But even more notably, he’ll wear number seven for the Orioles, not worn since Cal Ripken Sr. passed in 1999. Billy Ripken is the last player to wear it on the field. That was in 1988.

He won the World Series in 1983 and was ultimately elected into the Orioles Hall of Fame. A legend in Baltimore, Holliday’s number decision ensures that Ripken Sr.’s legacy lives on.