ARLINGTON, Texas — The A’s went with a quarterback as their first-round pick in the draft. No, you did not read that wrong.
Kyler Murray was the A’s selection with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, the same Murray who was the backup to star quarterback and 2017 Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield at University of Oklahoma last season.
Murray, 20, was expected to enter the upcoming football season as the front-runner to take over as the starting quarterback at Oklahoma, with Mayfield even telling Bleacher Report in a recent interview, “He’s going to break all my records.