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UF's Jonathan India, Michael Byrne sign with Cincinnati Reds

Jonathan India has gone from the orange and blue of UF to the red of Cincinnati. And that’s just fine with him.

The former Gators third baseman began his transition into professional baseball by signing his first contract Tuesday with the team that selected him fifth overall in last month’s amateur draft.

"It's amazing. It's a dream come true of mine," India told MLB.com. "It's the next step in my life, to have worked so hard for. It's taken a lot of sacrifices to get here. I'm so happy it finally came to this day.