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Bama football recruit Hood signs with Nationals instead

Associated Press

Thursday, July 17, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Second-round draft pick Destin Hood agreed to terms on a contract with the Washington Nationals on Thursday, bypassing playing college football at Alabama. Hood had signed a letter of intent to play for the Crimson Tide. Instead, he will begin his professional baseball career with Washington's Gulf Coast League affiliate in Viera, Fla. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Hood played football and baseball at St. Paul's Episcopal High School in Mobile, Ala. An outfielder, he hit .485 with ei ...

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