Johnny Baseball?
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:11 pm
Padres select Johnny Manziel
in 28th round of MLB draft
NEW YORK (AP) -- Just call him Johnny Baseball.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 28th round of the Major League Baseball draft Saturday -- the 837th player taken. Manziel was listed as a shortstop for Texas A&M, although he never played for the Aggies as he focused on football.
Manziel, the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy in 2012, was taken by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick in the NFL draft last month.
"Big thank you to the (Padres) for selecting me in the MLB draft," Manziel wrote on his Twitter page. "What a great day!"
Dee, the Padres' president and CEO, tweeted back: "Best athlete on the board... JohnnyBaseball."
Manziel played baseball and football at Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas, and asked Texas A&M coaches about being part of the baseball team before winning the Aggies' starting quarterback job as a redshirt freshman.
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