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.

After an incredible season for the Trojans, Ethan Hedges becomes one of USC’s highest-drafted players of the past 15 years

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.