Feeling old? Sons of former All-Stars are taken 1-2 in MLB draft

Mary Clarke

For The Win

Jackson Holliday, rear, son of the Colorado Rockies' Matt Holliday, pretends to pitch as his father does a TV interview during spring training in 2008.

Are you feeling old yet, baseball fans?

On Sunday, the 2022 MLB draft began its long progression through 20 rounds, with the Baltimore Orioles holding the No. 1 overall pick. And with the top selection, the Orioles drafted high school shortstop Jackson Holliday out of Stillwater, Oklahoma.

If that name sounds familiar, yes, Jackson is the son of longtime outfielder Matt Holliday. Wild, right?

Not only that, the Arizona Diamondbacks went with outfielder Druw Jones, who is the son of Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones, at No. 2 overall.

Holliday and Jones going 1-2 overall at the top of the 2022 MLB draft is the first time that the top two players selected are sons of former MLB players.

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