A lot was made about the first couple of rounds of last night’s MLB Draft, and the fact that, for the first time ever, four players were selected in the first round who are second-generation MLB players. The sons of Matt Holliday (Jackson), Andruw Jones (Druw), Carl Crawford (Justin), and Lou Collier (Cam) were all drafted last night.
Family business
This is the first time ever that four sons of former major leaguers went in the first round of an MLB draft! pic.twitter.com/XifEBa9XZH
— ESPN (@espn) July 18, 2022
But so, too, was the son of a former first-round NFL player: that of former Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Eric Green.