Former Dodgers Draft Pick Makes Debut in NFL

Former Los Angeles Dodgers draft pick DJ Uiagalelei made his professional sports debut in Los Angeles on Sunday, though it didn’t come in MLB.

The Dodgers’ 20th-round selection in the 2023 draft appeared for the first time in the NFL on Sunday for the Los Angeles Chargers, filling in for starter Justin Herbert late in a blowout loss to the Houston Texans.

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Uiagalelei hadn’t played baseball since high school at the time of his selection, and didn’t sign with the team despite the chance they took on him. He had a fastball which reached 95 miles per hour in high school, and was naturally physically gifted as a collegiate…