High school star Ethan Holliday agrees record $9m signing bonus with Rockies

• 18-year-old was fourth-overall pick in 2025 MLB draft

• Teenager is son of former Rockies star Matt Holliday

Ethan Holliday agreed to a minor league contract with a $9m bonus with the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, a record for a player drafted out of high school under the current system.

Holliday, a son of Rockies great Matt Holliday and the younger brother of Baltimore second baseman Jackson Holliday, was the No 4 overall pick in this year's draft. The 18-year-old, 6ft 4in shortstop from Stillwater, Oklahoma, was rated by MLB Pipeline as the No 1 available prospect.