This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rockies as Rockies Select Four Potential Difference Makers in Day 1 of 2025 MLB Draft. The Colorado Rockies were on the clock at pick No. 4 of the first round, likely hoping that a certain player would fall to them.

Stillwater star infielder Ethan Holliday was taken fourth overall by the Colorado Rockies in the MLB Draft on Sunday night.

Colorado on Sunday selected 18-year-old Ethan Holliday — son of former Rockies star outfielder Matt Holliday — with the No. 4 overall pick in the MLB draft. Holliday, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound shortshop with power, was hardly a surprise pick entering the draft, as national draftniks universally had him coming to the team who drafted his father.