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Dodgers’ Mookie Betts Almost Quit Baseball To Play College Basketball

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Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts revealed that he almost quit playing baseball to pursue a college basketball career.

At five feet, nine inches, Betts is relatively undersized for a professional athlete, but he has never let that stop him from thriving in sports.

He was a high school basketball and baseball player, thriving in both and attracting the attention of schools that wanted him to play college ball.

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Betts committed to play baseball for the Tennessee Volunteers before entering the MLB Draft and was selected by the Boston Red Sox.