External links
- Career statistics from MLB
· Baseball Reference (Minors) - Ethan Holliday, USA Baseball
- Ethan Holliday Class of 2025 - Player Profile, Perfect Game USA
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| Ethan Holliday | |
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| Colorado Rockies | |
| Infielder | |
| Born:February 23, 2007 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Ethan Smith Holliday (born February 23,2007) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Colorado Rockies organization. Holliday was selected with the fourth pick in the 2025 MLB draft by the Rockies.
Holliday attended Stillwater High School in Stillwater,Oklahoma,where he played shortstop.
Holliday was born in Tucson,Arizona and raised in Austin,Texas,to former Major League Baseball player Matt Holliday. [1] He is the younger brother of Jackson Holliday,who was selected first overall in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft by the Baltimore Orioles. [2] His cousin,Brady Holliday,also plays baseball for Stillwater High School. [3] His uncle,Josh Holliday,serves as the head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team.
The Holliday family has a history with the Gatorade state baseball player of the year award in Oklahoma. Josh Holliday received the award in 1995,Matt Holliday in 1998,Jackson Holliday in 2022,and Ethan Holliday in 2025. [4]
Holliday attends Stillwater High School in Stillwater,Oklahoma,where he has played varsity baseball since his freshman year. He was teammates with his older brother Jackson during the 2022 season,Jackson's senior year before being drafted. [5]
In 2022,Holliday was selected for the United States national baseball team that competed in the U-15 Baseball World Cup,where the team won the championship and Holliday was named the tournament's top shortstop. [6] Holliday participated in the high school home run derby held during Major League Baseball's All-Star Week. [7]
During his senior season in 2025,Holliday posted a .611 batting average with 19 home runs and 64 runs batted in (RBIs) in 33 games,along with a slugging percentage of 1.295 and an on-base plus slugging (OPS) of 2.038. [8] He also drew 44 walks and scored 57 runs while helping Stillwater reach the Class 6A state tournament with a 25-8 record. [9]
During the season,opposing teams frequently chose to intentionally walk Holliday in key situations. In district championship games against Bixby High School,he hit home runs in his first at-bat in both games of the series. In Stillwater's first-round state tournament loss to Piedmont,Holliday was intentionally walked in all three of his plate appearances. [10]
Holliday was named the 2025 Gatorade Oklahoma Baseball Player of the Year,making him the fourth member of his family to receive this honor. [11] He was also selected as Baseball America 's 2025 High School Player of the Year,making him and Jackson the first brother tandem to each receive this honor. [12]
Other honors include selection to the 2025 Preseason MaxPreps All-America High School Baseball Team and recognition as Prep Baseball Oklahoma's 2025 Player of the Year. [13] [14]
At 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds,Holliday has a larger frame than his brother Jackson and more closely resembles their father Matt physically. [15] Scouts have noted his left-handed swing mechanics and plate discipline. He has demonstrated pitch recognition skills and drawn walks throughout his career. [16]
According to scouting reports,Holliday's power is considered his primary tool,with scouts grading it at 65 on the 20-80 scale. He has recorded exit velocities of 111 mph with a wood bat. [17] Evaluators project that he could develop into a player capable of hitting 30 or more home runs annually at the professional level. [18]
While currently playing shortstop,many scouts project that Holliday may transition to third base due to his size,though he has worked on his defensive mobility and fundamentals. Some evaluators also consider him a candidate for corner outfield positions. [19]
Holliday had committed to attend Oklahoma State University–Stillwater to play college baseball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys,who are coached by his uncle,Josh Holliday. [20]
Multiple scouting organizations ranked Holliday among the top prospects for the 2025 Major League Baseball draft. MLB.com, Baseball America ,and Perfect Game listed him as their number one prospect in the draft class. [21] [22] [23] Multiple mock drafts projected him as a potential first overall selection,which would make him and Jackson the first brother duo to both be selected first overall in the MLB draft. [24]
Before his senior year at Stillwater,Holliday signed a name,image and likeness endorsement deal with Adidas,which was reported as the company's first such agreement with a baseball player. [25]
Holliday was drafted with the fourth pick in the 2025 Major League Baseball draft by the Colorado Rockies,the same team that drafted his father. [26] Holliday signed with the Rockies for a $9 million bonus on July 22,2025,setting a record for the largest bonus given to a high school player. [27]