As Jackson Holliday was rounding the bases with the lights flashing around him, his brother Ethan Holliday was just wrapping up a celebration 2,600 miles away.

Jackson, the 2022 MLB draft’s No. 1 pick from Stillwater High and now an infielder for the Baltimore Orioles, was his team’s final hope Saturday night in Baltimore. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto was one out away from a no-hitter and 3-0 Dodgers win.

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