For one night, bragging rights in the Holliday clan goes to the younger sibling.
Hours after Jackson Holliday hit a go-ahead homer during his rehab assignment with Triple-A Norfolk, Ethan Holliday matched his big brother ... and then one-upped him for good measure.
Colorado's top-ranked prospect continued his recent tear, slamming a pair of homers and driving in three runs to power Single-A Fresno past Visalia, 11-6, on Saturday night at Chukchansi Park.
It wasn't the first time the brothers homered on the same night; that occurred last Sept. 6 when Ethan clocked his second pro homer for Fresno and Jackson teed off for the O's in the Majors -- 15 minutes apart.
But the symmetry of both sluggers competing in the Minors, albeit on opposite coasts and with several hours between them, proved the baseball gods do indeed have a sense of humor.
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In the midst of his second pro season, the younger Holliday got off to a frustratingly slow start in 2026. MLB's No. 17 prospect awoke the morning of April 24 batting .196 with one homer and a .616 OPS. However, he went deep that night for the Grizzlies and has been one of the most productive hitters on the circuit since.
Holliday is slashing .323/.449/.823 with 13 extra-base hits, eight roundtrippers and 24 RBIs over his past 18 games. His three-week hot stretch has pushed the 19-year-old to the top of the California League leaderboard in OPS (.993) and slugging (.593), while his nine homers are tied for first with Visalia's Carlos Virahonda (AZ No. 17), who also went deep in the same game.
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If anyone knows about hot stretches in the Minors, it's older brother, Jackson. Holliday stormed through all four full-season affiliates in the Orioles' system in 2023, before making his big league debut the following spring.
While Ethan works his way up the Minor League ladder, Jackson is on the road back from surgery to remove the hamate bone in his right hand. The procedure took place on Feb. 12, but the 22-year-old experienced wrist soreness -- not uncommon with this injury -- during his initial rehab assignment in mid-April with the Tides and was shut down.
He returned to action on May 7 with Double-A Chesapeake before returning to Norfolk on Tuesday. His homer on Saturday night at Truist Field was his first across both rehab stints. The No. 1 overall pick in 2022, and baseball's top prospect in 2024, slugged 17 homers in 140 games as a 21-year-old last season for Baltimore.