Oklahoma takes center stage with several first-round picks in MLB draft
It was a remarkable night for the state of Oklahoma, with three picks in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.
PICK OF THE 2025 MLB DRAFT, THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS SELECT ELI WILLITS, A SHORTSTOP FROM FORT COBB BROXTON HIGH SCHOOL IN FORT COBB, OKLAHOMA. HOW COOL IS THAT? ELI WILLITS FROM FORT COBB, OKLAHOMA, FORT COBB BROXTON HIGH SCHOOL. THE NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE BASEBALL DRAFT. ON HIS WAY TO THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS TONIGHT. IT’S A GREAT STORY AS WE WELCOME YOU INTO THE SHOW ON BRYAN KEATING. OF COURSE. THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLE NIGHT FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL HERE IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. WE’LL GET TO ALL OF IT. BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ELI WILLITS, WHO WAS COMMITTED TO PLAY COLLEGE BASEBALL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA. HIS DAD PLAYED THERE. HIS DAD WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH THERE, AND HE WAS EXPECTED TO BE A HIGH PICK. I DON’T KNOW, SOMEWHERE IN THE 3 TO 5 RANGE. KIND OF THE PROJECTIONS. BUT HE WENT NUMBER ONE AND THIS IS THE MOMENT HE HEARD HIS NAME CALLED WITH THE FIRST PICK OF THE 2020 MLB DRAFT, THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS SELECT ELI LILLY. I LOVE THE REACTION VIDEO. THAT IS SPECTACULAR STUFF. ELI WILLIS, NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE DRAFT, HEADED TO THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS. BIG HUG. BUT WE’RE JUST GETTING STARTED ON THE BASEBALL DRAFT TONIGHT. WITH THE FOURTH PICK OF THE 2020 MLB DRAFT, THE COLORADO ROCKIES SELECT ETHAN HOLLIDAY. A SHORTSTOP FROM STILLWATER HIGH SCHOOL IN STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA. ELI WILLIS GOES NUMBER ONE, AND THEN ETHAN HOLLIDAY GOES NUMBER FOUR FROM STILLWATER HIGH SCHOOL. DRAFTED BY THE COLORADO ROCKIES. IT’S AWESOME BECAUSE YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THE NAME ETHAN HOLLIDAY. OF COURSE, THE SON OF MATT HOLLIDAY, WHO PLAYED 15 YEARS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES FOR A NUMBER OF TEAMS, INCLUDING THE ROCKIES. OH, BY THE WAY, HIS BROTHER JACKSON HOLLIDAY, WAS THE NUMBER ONE PICK IN THE DRAFT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, 2022 BY THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES. HE’S UP THERE PLAYING FOR THE ORIOLES NOW. SO, ETHAN, LOOK, HE DIDN’T GO NUMBER ONE LIKE HIS BROTHER, BUT HE COULD HAVE. AND HE WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT POSSIBILITY JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. WHATEVER HAPPENS, HAPPENS. YOU KNOW, THE DRAFT IS IT’S A IT’S A DIFFICULT THING. AND WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. BUT I JUST THINK TRYING TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF ME IS ALL I CAN DO. AND IF THAT HAPPENS, I MEAN, I DREAM ABOUT IT A LOT, YOU KNOW, JUST THINKING LIKE, WOW, THAT’D BE REALLY SPECIAL IN THAT DAY TO BE THE FIRST BROTHERS TO EVER GO ONE ON ONE. BUT IF NOT, YOU KNOW, GOD’S PLAN, GOD’S PLAN. AND THEY DID NOT GO ONE ON ONE. BUT THIS IS COOL BECAUSE THAT RIGHT THERE IS ETHAN HOLLIDAY WAS JUST A LITTLE FELLA. HIS DAD, MATT HOLLIDAY, WAS OUT THERE PLAYING FOR THE ROCKIES. NOW HE’S GOING TO WALK IN THOSE SAME SHOES. SPECIAL MOMENT FOR THE HOLIDAY FAMILY. ETHAN HOLLIDAY PICKED NUMBER THREE. NUMBER FOUR. EXCUSE ME. HEADED TO THE COLORADO ROCKIES. THERE WAS ANOTHER FIRST ROUND PICK TONIGHT. WHAT A NIGHT FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA. TYSON WITHERSPOON. NOW HE’S FROM O.U. DRAFTED NUMBER 15 BY THE BOSTON RED SOX. I SAID WHAT A NIGHT. THEY’RE ALL WEARING THEIR USA JERSEYS THERE FOR THE HEADSHOTS. BUT THREE PICKS WITH OKLAHOMA TIES IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAFT TONIGHT, INCLUDING NUMBER ONE EL
Oklahoma takes center stage with several first-round picks in MLB draft
It was a remarkable night for the state of Oklahoma, with three picks in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.
Updated: 10:48 PM CDT Jul 13, 2025
Oklahoma took center stage Sunday night during the MLB draft, with a high school star selected as the No. 1 pick. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Eli Willits from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School was the first pick in the MLB draft and is headed to the Washington Nationals, marking a significant achievement for high school baseball in Oklahoma. Willits is only 17 years old. But that was just the start of a big night.Ethan Holliday from Stillwater High School was drafted third by the Colorado Rockies. Holliday is the son of Matt Holliday, who played 15 years in the major leagues, and his brother, Jackson Holliday, was the No. 1 pick in the draft in 2022 by the Baltimore Orioles. Matt Holliday played for the Rockies, and now he’s going to walk in those shoes. There was another pick in the first round of the draft. Kyson Witherspoon from the University of Oklahoma was drafted 15th by the Boston Red Sox. It was a remarkable night for the state of Oklahoma, with three picks in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.Top HeadlinesJones community mourns man killed by water buffaloSatellite images show before and after Texas floodsArmy worms invade Oklahoma lawns, causing widespread damageWATCH: Strong storms drop heavy rain, flooding parts of YukonOklahoma lawsuit seeks to end tolls on Will Rogers Turnpike
Oklahoma took center stage Sunday night during the MLB draft, with a high school star selected as the No. 1 pick.
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
Eli Willits from Fort Cobb-Broxton High School was the first pick in the MLB draft and is headed to the Washington Nationals, marking a significant achievement for high school baseball in Oklahoma. Willits is only 17 years old.
But that was just the start of a big night.
Ethan Holliday from Stillwater High School was drafted third by the Colorado Rockies. Holliday is the son of Matt Holliday, who played 15 years in the major leagues, and his brother, Jackson Holliday, was the No. 1 pick in the draft in 2022 by the Baltimore Orioles.
Matt Holliday played for the Rockies, and now he’s going to walk in those shoes.
There was another pick in the first round of the draft. Kyson Witherspoon from the University of Oklahoma was drafted 15th by the Boston Red Sox.
It was a remarkable night for the state of Oklahoma, with three picks in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.
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