Padres Chooses Browns QB Johnny Manziel (28th Round)

With the 837th pick of the 2014 #MLBDraft, the #Padres select SS @jmanziel2 from Texas A&M #JohnnyBaseball pic.twitter.com/RNUymJ6jBf
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) June 7, 2014

The San Diego Padres selected the Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel in the 28th round of the Major League Baseball draft last Saturday. Though he was included in the Texas A&M as a shortstop he has not played since he is more interested in football. He had not played baseball since high school.

Johnny Manziel Tweeted:

"Big thank you to the @Padres and @padresmikedee for selecting me in the MLB draft," "What a great day!"

Mike Dee, president and CEO of the Padres replied: "Best athlete on the board... #JohnnyBaseball."

Johnny Manziel was the first freshman to take home the Heisman Trophy back in 2012. The Cleveland Browns took him in as their 22nd overall pick in the NFL draft last month. He played two sports when he was at Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas, namely baseball and football.

Padres Sign Denorfia to Two-Year Extension

The San Diego Padres gave reserve outfielder Chris Denorfia a two-year, $4.25 million contract extension on Wednesday that will keep him in San Diego though the 2014 season.

Denorfia, 32, will make $2 million in 2013 and $2.25 million in 2014.

Denorfia, hitting .290/.346/.445 with six home runs while splitting time between all three outfield positions. The utility outfielder has seen much of his time this season in a platoon with right fielder Will Venable, hitting a stellar .333/.387/.490 in one hundred seventy plate appearances against left-handed pitching.