The Los Angeles Dodgers just signed an SEC quarterback to a contract.
Now what?
MLB Network’s Jim Callis reports that the Dodgers inked Sam Horn to a $497,500 signing bonus after drafting him in the 17th round.
It’s a potential coup, because Callis writes that Horn has “first-round stuff (fastball touches 98mph, mid-80s sweeper).”
Horn has only pitched 15 innings in three college seasons due to Tommy John surgery.
And yeah, he’s a quarterback at Missouri.
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Callis reports that Horn will play football this fall before potentially starting his professional baseball career.
Horn is listed by the depth chart website Ourlads as Mizzou’s second-string QB as the season approaches.
I’ll say this #Mizzou fans: Write Sam Horn off as the starting quarterback if you want to, but everything I hear tells me this is a legitimate quarterback competition. Today’s news doesn’t change that.
— PowerMizzou (@PowerMizzoucom) July 28, 2025
It appears his pro future is certainly in baseball, but it’s definitely cool for a Dodgers signee to be playing a college football season first.
Maybe there’s some injury risk, but it’s a solid gesture by L.A. to let Horn finish this portion of his life out first.
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