Former MLB outfielder is enrolling at the University of South Alabama, . He is joining the Jaguars Chris Mullin Jersey football team as a walk-on, Stephenson writes. Thompson has not officially announced his retirement from baseball, though he posted a of himself throwing a football inside the South Alabama facility with the caption we back yall! Thompson, a Mobile native, was a quarterback in high school. (Stephenson notes that he was teammates with future South Alabama receiver , who has spent the last three years with the NFLs Dallas Cowboys.) He pa sed on a baseball commitment to the University of Alabama to sign with the Rangers as a first-round pick in 2017. The toolsy outfielder received a signing bonus just north of $2MM. The righty-hitting Thompson drew praise from scouts for his athleticism and bat speed. The longstanding question was whether hed make enough contact to be more than a fourth or fifth outfielder. Thompson never really managed to do so. He fanned in 32% of his 259 MLB plate appearances over the past three years. He bounced around the league via waivers last winter. The Reds succeeded in outrighting him off the 40-man roster in May. Thompson hit .232/.264/.289 with a 28.5% strikeout rate over 57 Double-A games. He qualified for minor league free agency at seasons end. If Thompson fully moves on from baseball, hell finish with a .232/.273/.295 slash line in 109 games between Texas and Cincinnati. He was an a set on the bases, stealing 27 bags in 32 attempts. Jason Richardson Jersey