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Kyler Murray “Leaving the Door Open” on Professional Baseball

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Murray is one of the best athletes in the world, and he had the opportunity to play both football and baseball at the highest level. He was selected first overall by the Cardinals in the 2019 NFL Draft, but he was selected ninth overall by the Athletics in the 2018 MLB Draft. That makes him the only player in history to be drafted in the first round of both leagues.

He spent his first two years at Oklahoma University playing on both the football and baseball teams. He struggled in his first season with the Sooners, batting just .