And oh, by the way, Monday was his 19th birthday.
The forward from Switzerland was on the second day of a vacation on Saturday with a friend in Palma Nova, Spain, when his family back home (who had heard the news from Thürkauf’s agent) called him and told him to pack his bags.
But you’ll have to excuse him for that, too – he said Columbus drafting him was “literally out of the blue,” even though he had spoken with team representatives during his playing season.
“I was at the beach enjoying the sun, relaxing because I hadn’t had any holidays for a while,” Thürkauf said.