{"id":607051,"date":"2026-03-05T04:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/607051\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T04:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T04:32:16","slug":"as-willing-to-bring-former-mlb-draft-pick-kyler-murray-after-cardinals-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/607051\/","title":{"rendered":"A’s willing to bring former MLB draft pick Kyler Murray after Cardinals exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Could Kyler Murray change sports? <\/p>\n

One MLB club certainly wouldn\u2019t mind. <\/p>\n

Murray, who is expected to be released <\/a>by the Arizona Cardinals ahead of the new NFL year, was selected by the A\u2019s as the No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n

He eventually went back to Oklahoma, though, winning the Heisman Trophy and getting taken as the top overall pick in the NFL.<\/p>\n

That all but ended his baseball-playing career. <\/p>\n

But the A\u2019s are keeping the door open as Murray is soon to be without an NFL team. <\/p>\n

\"KylerKyler Murray throws a pass during the Cardinals\u2019 win over the Titans at State Farm Stadium on Oct. 5, 2025 in Glendale, Ariz. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cKyler is an elite NFL quarterback and I\u2019m sure there are plenty of opportunities for him to continue his football career,\u201d A\u2019s general manager David Forst told MLB.com<\/a>. \u201cThat said, he and his baseball representatives know that we\u2019re always open to him exploring a return to baseball with the A\u2019s if that time ever comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murray, an outfielder, signed a $4.6 million contract with the A\u2019s after the 2018 draft, with the deal allowing him to play college football with the Sooners before coming to the baseball team the next year.<\/p>\n

However, in February of \u201919, Murray posted a statement to Twitter where he said he had changed his mind and he was going to pursue professional football. <\/p>\n

\u201cMoving forward, I am firmly and fully committing my life and time to becoming an NFL quarterback,\u201d Murray wrote. \u201cFootball has been my love and passion my entire life. I was raised to play QB, and I very much look forward to dedicating 100% of myself to being the best QB possible and winning NFL championships.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"FirstFirst-round draft pick Kyler Murray of the A\u2019s takes batting practice after signing his contract at the Oakland
Alameda Coliseum on June 15, 2018. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Murray played two seasons on Oklahoma\u2019s baseball team, hitting .261\/.381\/.466 with 10 home runs and 53 RBIs.<\/p>\n

Before the 2019 season, he ranked as the A\u2019s No. 4 prospect on MLB Pipeline<\/a>, with a 50\/80 overall grade.<\/p>\n

The A\u2019s, meanwhile, have a young core of major leaguers \u2014 particularly in their lineup \u2014 that makes them a promising team in the American League West. <\/p>\n

They inked All-Star shortstop Jacob Wilson<\/a> and outfielder Tyler Soderstrom to seven-year extensions<\/a> this offseason as they look to improve upon a 76-win 2025. Fangraphs projects the team to have a four-win improvement in 2026.<\/p>\n

Murray said Tuesday after the news of his Arizona departure that he was \u201csorry\u201d he \u201cfailed\u201d the Cardinals<\/a>. He finished his Arizona tenure with a 38-48-1 record, 20,460 passing yards and 3,193 rushing yards. He should still have plenty of suitors in the NFL, with the Jets potentially being one of them<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But if he wants to take a different swing path, the A\u2019s are open and willing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Could Kyler Murray change sports? One MLB club certainly wouldn\u2019t mind. Murray, who is expected to be released…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":607052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2391],"tags":[13975,537,5,18118,4,3226,2046,1082,78926,78927,7932,185],"class_list":["post-607051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-athletics","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-athletics","tag-baseball","tag-kyler-murray","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-athletics","tag-mlb-free-agency","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-free-agency","tag-nfl-free-agency-2026","tag-oakland-as","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116174701085095248","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=607051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/607051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/607052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=607051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=607051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=607051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}