BOSTON — Sure, there was plenty for Jackson Holliday to do before leading off for the Baltimore Orioles against the Boston Red Sox. But when the chance came for Jackson to talk and brag about his younger brother, Ethan, he hopped on the opportunity like a first-pitch fastball.

Now firmly entrenched in the Baltimore lineup as the team’s everyday second baseman in his second MLB season, Jackson skyrocketed through the Orioles’ minor league system after being selected with the top overall pick in the 2022 MLB draft.

That quick rise gives Colorado Rockies fans hope about what the near future might hold for Ethan, taken with the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft.

“Being raised by our dad, we have similar approaches and similar points of view of the game,” Jackson said of the influence

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