Washington Post · Feb 5, 2021
D.C. United signs first-round pick Michael DeShields, hires assistant Nicolás Frutos
Wake Forest center back Michael DeShields was the fifth overall pick last month in the MLS draft. (Wake Forest Athletics)D.C. United announced two personnel moves Friday: the signing of first-round draft pick Michael DeShields and the hiring Nicolás Frutos as an assistant under new coach Hernán Losada.
DeShields, a Baltimore native who starred at Wake Forest, was the fifth overall selection in the MLS draft last month. Terms were not disclosed.
United is in talks with its other first-rounder, Clemson attacker Kimarni Smith, the No. 4 pick, and Stanford right back Logan Panchot, a second-round selection.