DENVER -- Rockies No. 1 /MLB Pipeline No. 17 prospect Ethan Holliday watched part of the flight of the last and most memorable blast of an impressive batting practice at Coors Field on Friday.

By the time the ball landed three rows from the top of the third, and highest, deck, Holliday was strolling out of the cage, smiling. The fourth overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft out of Stillwater (Okla.) High School, Holliday already has made his professional debut -- 18 games at Single-A Fresno (.239/.357/.380), and took a break from instructional ball in Scottsdale, Ariz., to take swings at what he hopes is his future home.

“I was just trying to have a good day at BP,” Holliday said. “I was out here on the big league field with all the big leaguers, trying to do what I do every day in A

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