The Oakland A's top draft pick just picked the NFL over the MLB. That's a big problem for baseball.

Kyler Murray.
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The Kyler Murray saga has at last come to a bruising close — at least if you're a baseball fan.

The two-sport athlete and Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma quarterback was a first-round draft pick by the Oakland A's in 2018, for which he received a $4.66 million signing bonus. But ahead of position players reporting for spring training on Friday, Murray — who had also declared for the NFL draft in January — announced on Monday that he is officially committing to football over baseball:

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.