ARLINGTON, TX — If the Hollidays had it their way, the family’s second son would come off the MLB draft board with the first overall pick to the Washington Nationals, renewing the “Battle of the Beltway” with two brothers hailing from Stillwater, Oklahoma.
In 2022, Baltimore used the first overall pick on Jackson Holliday, the son of seven-time All-Star Matt Holliday. Now, it might be Ethan’s turn. And he’s got all the credentials.
The 6-foot-4, 210-pound recent high school graduate was named Gatorade’s Oklahoma Player of the Year and Baseball America’s High School Player of the Year. Jackson has previously admitted his younger brother is better than he was at that age. Ethan’s arm strength and powerful left-handed swing earned him top prospect status in this year’s draft class.
“Hopefully the Nationals want him as bad as my family would enjoy that,” Jackson laughed. “But all those teams are great.”
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