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Oakland A’s prospect watch: Kyler Murray wins Heisman Trophy

The Oakland A’s had a busy awards season over the last month, but this is getting ridiculous. In November they picked up a couple Gold Gloves and a Manager of the Year, among other hardware, but on Saturday they got tired of baseball honors and won something in football instead: the Heisman Trophy, courtesy of Kyler Murray.

The A’s chose Murray in the 1st round of the draft this past summer, but with the understanding that the two-sport star would play one more season of college football before shifting his focus to baseball. That final season went better than anyone could have imagined, and Murray’s Oklahoma Sooners are still in the hunt for the National Championship.