Former MLB first-round pick Bubba Thompson is leaving the diamond to try out college football at the age of 26.

Bubba Thompson, who was a first-round MLB draft ... Instead, he was drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2017 with their No. 26 overall pick and decided to pursue a Major League career.

Texas Rangers center fielder Bubba Thompson makes a diving catch on a line drive off the bat of Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman C.J. Chatham during the eighth inning of a spring training game ...

Bubba Thompson played 109 games for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds over the last three seasons. Now, the 26-year-old is switching sports, and will follow in the footsteps of players like ...

Bubba Thompson, the Texas Rangers' first overall draft pick of 2017, surprises many by transitioning to play football for the South Alabama Jaguars. Fans and sports enthusiasts have mixed ...

Bubba Thompson has enrolled at South Alabama and ... a former first-round pick of the Texas Rangers, made his major league debut with Texas in 2022. All in all, he's appeared in 109 big-league ...

Former Texas Rangers’ first-round pick Bubba Thompson is headed back to college, according to Fox Sports: MLB. Reports indicate that Bubba Thompson will be joining South Alabama’s football ...

Thompson has enrolled at South Alabama and will join their football team as a walk-on, Creg Stephenson of AL.com reports. Thompson was an all-state quarterback in Alabama before being taken by the ...

Bubba Thompson has enrolled at South Alabama and ... He was a first-round pick of the Texas Rangers in 2017, and played parts of the last three seasons as an outfielder at the major-league level ...

Former MLB outfielder Bubba Thompson is trying his hand ... In 109 career MLB games between the Rangers and Reds, Thompson had a .232 batting average, a home run, 13 RBI and 27 stolen bases.

Former MLB outfielder Bubba Thompson is enrolling at the University ... commitment to the University of Alabama to sign with the Rangers as a first-round pick in 2017. The toolsy outfielder ...