St. Louis Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday hits pop-ups to his son, Jackson, 10, during batting practice the day before Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.
Post-Dispatch photoWhen I first moved to Denver, back in 2007, numerous media members told me about this young ballplayer in town, a preordained prodigy with a professional pedigree.
The kid was 3.
Before Rockies games, Matt Holliday’s son would take swings in the Colorado clubhouse, crushing kid-friendly balls across the room.