Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has already been drafted twice in the MLB before and on Thursday he completed the hat trick. Russell Wilson was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the Rule 5 MLB Draft, and the Rangers now own his baseball rights.
Russell Wilson, 2B, Class A Asheville (N.C.) Tourists, 2011:
G AB SB HR BA OBP
61 193 15 3 .228 .366— Peter King (@peter_king) December 12, 2013
Just spoke w/ Josh Boyd, Rangers pro scouting dir. Sounds like they want to bring Russell Wilson to spring training, talk w minor leaguers.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 12, 2013
Mark Rodgers, agent for Russell Wilson, says QB will want to be more than motivational speaker for #Rangers in spring training. MORE
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 12, 2013
Rodgers said, “Russell will want to take BP and ground balls. He loves baseball. This is 3d time he has been drafted.” Rule 5 pick for 12.5K
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 12, 2013
That honestly seems like an awful lot of work just to bring Wilson in to speak to the team, though I’m sure he’ll appreciate getting paid $12,500 since his NFL contract is so miniscule. As great as it would be to see, something tells me the Seahawks aren’t going to let him be a two sport athlete.
