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Arkansas has signed a 28-year old MLB player to their football team
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:20 pm
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A former Major League Baseball player is trading in his baseball bat for shoulder pads and joining the Arkansas football program.
According to an Arkansas spokesperson, Monte Harrison committed to the Razorbacks Monday and will join the football team as a walk-on. Harrison logged 68 at-bats across three MLB seasons, last appearing with the Los Angeles Angels in 2022.
Harrison, 28, was a four-star wide receiver coming out of Missouri's Lee Summit High School in 2014. As a senior, Harrison racked up 1,007 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns on 60 catches. He committed to Nebraska but never made it to campus, instead signing with the Milwaukee Brewers after getting selected in the second round of the MLB Draft.
Harrison made his MLB debut on Aug. 3, 2020 with the Miami Marlins. He finished his career with a .176 batting average and two home runs.
According to 247sports, Harrison was recruited by Arkansas but never received a scholarship offer to play football.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 2:21 pm
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:23 pm to diddlydawg7
That was basically what Hayden Hurst was when he came to Carolina
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:24 pm to diddlydawg7
I wonder how many others have done this? Brandon Weeden and Chris Weinke come to mind. Wasn't the Rams backup QB like 25 years old when he entered the draft?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:27 pm to GamecockUltimate
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That was basically what Hayden Hurst was when he came to Carolina
Kind of. Hurst was 21 when he switched back to football. This guy is 28 and hasn’t played in 10 years
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:31 pm to diddlydawg7
He's also going to help DVH with his camera placement. He's got pro tips. For real.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:47 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
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He's also going to help DVH with his camera placement. He's got pro tips. For real.
Good, maybe he can help figure out how to get all those wires running to the dugout off the the field.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:52 pm to diddlydawg7
He’s paying his own way. MLB career didn’t pan out so time to get a diploma. Baseball players are some of the best athletes on the planet so who knows. Could end up being productive.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:54 pm to DBird
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I wonder how many others have done this? Brandon Weeden and Chris Weinke come to mind. Wasn't the Rams backup QB like 25 years old when he entered the draft?
LSU had a punter do it a few years ago, Zach Von Rosenberg. Same situation, was going to play baseball at LSU but ended up being drafted by the Pirates in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB Draft.
He pitched for 6 seasons in the minor leagues but then retired due to injuries.
He ended up walking on at LSU in 2016; originally tried out as a quarterback and tight end but eventually became a punter. Won a natty in 2019 at like 30 years old.
He was signed by the Vikings but didn't make the team.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:57 pm to diddlydawg7
Kelley Washington was only 22 but he was a damn toxin for Fulmer. In the NIL era it may not matter as much but it is still fresh.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:04 pm to diddlydawg7
Old man strength
Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:16 pm to diddlydawg7
We'll try anything to sell tickets and make a headline at this point.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:31 pm to DBird
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I wonder how many others have done this?
We've had 2 QBs do this, Matt Mauck and Josh Booty
Posted on 5/7/24 at 4:00 pm to lsufball19
QB Matt Mauck LSU played in minors for awhile
He wasn't quite that old
I think he only spent around 4 years in the minors
Left with a natty in football
He wasn't quite that old
I think he only spent around 4 years in the minors
Left with a natty in football
Posted on 5/7/24 at 4:36 pm to IamNotaRobot
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He’s paying his own way. MLB career didn’t pan out so time to get a diploma.
He will be a preferred walk-on at Arkansas and will have his tuition paid as part of terms in his pro baseball contract.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 4:38 pm to Sao
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We'll try anything to sell tickets and make a headline at this point.
I don’t see anything coming from this. Just hope he doesn’t get crippled up…
Posted on 5/7/24 at 4:38 pm to diddlydawg7
Idc how many stars he had coming out of high school, that was a decade ago and he will be rusty af. The skills needed for baseball and football are quite different. Maybe he does get back in the groove, but I doubt it will be for the '24 season.
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