Twitter Reaction: San Diego Padres draft Johnny Manziel in 28th round
By Joel Burdeos
San Diego, CA- With the 837th overall selection in the 2014 MLB Draft, the San Diego Padres selected Heisman award winner and Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel.
You can't make this stuff up. Welcome to San Diego @JManziel2 #JohhnyBaseball #ThankYouPadres #Speechless #SDSN pic.twitter.com/S4szUJ1haB
— East Village Times (@SD_SportingNews) June 7, 2014
Here’s the twitter reaction to the Padres drafting Johnny Manziel:
Big thank you to the @Padres and @padresmikedee for selecting me in the MLB draft. What a great day! pic.twitter.com/MaTKVZ5JqY
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) June 7, 2014
My dream has come true. Thank you, Padres. pic.twitter.com/swQSjqMwnn
— Darren Smith (@DSmithShow) June 7, 2014
Johnny Baseball shirts all around!!!
— Friarhood (@friarhood) June 7, 2014
Here's my question - Which team were the Padres worried about taking Johnny Manziel in the 29th round?
— Ben Higgins (@BenHigginsSD) June 7, 2014
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@JManziel2. Fowler Park. @Padres Spring Training 2015. #WeCanDream
— San Diego Toreros (@USDToreros) June 7, 2014
Everybody is talking about the #Padres, and not about their 4 hits in 2 games. Mission accomplished. pic.twitter.com/LTEM123KKk
— brady phelps (@LobShots) June 7, 2014
Johnny Manziel is naturally trending in San Diego, which is something none of their draft picks have done. So, mission accomplished
— Marty Caswell (@MartyCaswell) June 7, 2014
I need @JManziel2 Padres jersey for real
— PJ Conlon (@pjconlon29) June 7, 2014
Skipper Buddy Black didn't have #Padres taking Johnny Manziel in his mock draft. "I had him going to the Indians in the 29th."
— Bernie Wilson (@berniewilson) June 7, 2014
Johnny Manziel threw out ceremonial 1st pitch for Padres in May 2013. He must have made an impression. pic.twitter.com/8TrTWRQtMv
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 7, 2014
For those curious about Johnny Baseball, I spoke with his coaches and scouts to see just how good he really was: http://t.co/iR1s24IpBA
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) June 7, 2014
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Johnny Manziel hasn’t played baseball since high school, but did throw out a first pitch and take batting practice with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in May 2013 and I guess the Padres were impressed with what they saw.
In high school Johnny Manziel was a middle infielder at Tivy High School (Kerrville, Texas). Manziel didn’t play baseball his senior year because he graduated early to play quarterback at Texas A&M. In his final year of baseball as a junior, Johnny Manziel batted .416 with seven home runs and 35 RBI’s.
This isn’t the first time a Major League team has drafted an NFl player, as Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the Rule 5 Draft last off-season.