SEATTLE – Which sport will it be for Matt Tuiasosopo – professional baseball or college football?
That’s a decision the Woodinville High School senior hopes to make in the next few days.
The Seattle Mariners made him their first choice in the Major League draft on Monday, picking him in the third round with the 93rd selection overall. He also has signed a letter of intent to play football for the University of Washington this fall.
Tuiasosopo, a shortstop, hinted strongly that he wants to play baseball. In a meeting with M’s officials the day before the draft, he said he told them “I want to be a baseball player. I want to be a Mariner and I was lucky enough for them to come out in the 93rd pick and draft me.”
The M’s were his favorite team growing up. “It’s a good fit,” he said at a press conference at Safeco Field before the M’s opened a three-game series with the Houston Astros
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