BOSTON ? The Red Sox have agreed to terms with Jervenski Johnson, an athletic outfielder from Louisiana who was at one point committed to play wide receiver for the University of Arkansas, and most recently, Southeastern Louisiana University, where he was going to play football and baseball.
Johnson, part of the class of 2013 at Amite High School (La.), only played baseball his sophomore and senior years of high school before playing travel ball this summer. At 6-foot-5, 190 pounds, he has a fluid swing but he's certainly raw.
Johnson is in Fort Myers, Fla., at the team's spring-training complex.
The Daily Star of Louisiana's Hammond County talked to Johnson about his decision to focus on baseball (subscription required).
"It was a hard decision for me,? Johnson said. ?Ever since I was small, my dad put me into baseball, basketball and football. I never had a favorite sport until now.
"I didn't really know too much about baseball. ... I have a lot more learning to go, because I don't really know too much."
Link: Jervenski Johnson football highlight video
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Source: http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2013/08/red_sox_sign_former_arkansas_f.html
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