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Credits: Ethan Holliday’s Instagram
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Credits: Ethan Holliday’s Instagram
There is more chatter about Ethan Holliday these days than there was for his elder brother. The left-handed hitter, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall and 215 pounds, has stunned MLB scouts. In his senior year of high school in 2025, he hit .611 with 19 home runs and an OPS of 2.038. And given baseball DNA runs deep in the Holliday family, Ethan’s stats aren’t all surprising.
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Do you remember Matt Holliday? The Colorado Rockies picked him in the seventh round of the 1998 draft. Yes, we’re talking about the Holliday brothers’ father. He became an All-Star three times in his first five seasons. And now, his son, Ethan, is the top prospect for the 2025 MLB draft, ready to carry forward his father’s legacy. But he isn’t the only one doing so. His brother, Jackson Holliday, was also the first overall draft pick by the Orioles back in 2022. And this article is all about him, so let’s dive in!
Who is Ethan Holliday’s brother? Everything you should know about the personal life of the top prospect.
Jackson Holliday is 6 feet tall, and before he made the headlines with his draft selection in 2022, he made a name for himself at Stillwater High School by hitting .500 with 16 doubles, six triples, six homers, 57 RBIs, and 19 stolen bases in 37 games. Scouts even called him one of the greatest rotational athletes in his class because he ran fast, had good plate discipline, and swung easily. And this season, he is doing great!
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Jackson had a strong .252 batting average in 2025, with 10 home runs, 33 RBIs, and an OPS of about .701 in 314 at-bats. Advanced data suggest improvement over 2024: a 90.8 mph average exit velocity, a 10.8% barrel rate, a .308 wOBA, and a 24.6% strikeout rate.
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Jackson’s swing has always turned heads, even when he was a little kid. Jackson was obsessed with hitting like his dad, Matt Holliday. You know, he would sneak into batting practice in the basement, where he showed mechanics that were far beyond his years. Matt once said, “He’s in a better position than I am… I’m taking tips from a 2- or 3-year-old.” It didn’t make sense at the time, but it does now.
Matt and Jackson talk to each other a lot during the season, not just about baseball but also about greater issues in life. Matt regularly gives swing pointers, but their relationship goes beyond numbers. He once joked that Jackson has been like a “third parent” to Ethan, Reed, and Gracyn.
How does Jackson Holliday rank his brother, Ethan? Inside the brotherly rivalry of hopes and expectations
Ethan is more than just Jackson Holliday’s little brother. He’s the fourth Holliday to win the Gatorade Player of the Year award in Oklahoma. The first three were Uncle Josh (1995), Dad Matt (1998), and Brother Jackson (2022). They are also the first set of brothers to win Baseball America’s High School Player of the Year award: Jackson in 2022 and Ethan in 2025.
That places Ethan Holliday alongside another family legend, rather than in his brother’s shadow. Jackson has noted that Ethan is more talented than he was at the same age. Jackson is busy focusing on his career, but he didn’t hesitate to talk about his brother’s forthcoming draft. Jackson remarked with a sly smile, “Hopefully the Nationals want him as bad as my family would enjoy that.” Later on, he admitted, “But all those teams are great.”
And imagine if he gets picked by the Nationals. Both would become the first sibling duo to have their name as the top pick in the history of MLB drafts.
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