Blake Bodily has played for Timbers 2 before. This Saturday will be different. When he takes the field this weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, the 2019 Pac-12 Player of the Year will be doing so as a full professional.
That’s the life the Timbers Academy product opted into when, after his last season at the University of Washington, the Idaho-born Tigard, Oregon, native decided to forgo his final year in Seattle, return to Portland and sign with his hometown club. As a Homegrown Player on a Major League Soccer contract, the 22-year-old winger could see his first MLS time this season.