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TEEN DREAM
Murder suspect Barry Morphew was drafted by MLB team the Toronto Blue Jays after school success & dreamed of going pro
A scout named Don Welke of
the Toronto Blue Jays had met with him the year before at a tryout camp and was impressed enough to keep a record and attend his games.
"You've got to have a strong arm and speed to be considered," Barry told the newspaper.
But the article shows how he “greeted the call with a mixture of elation and anxiety” as he was torn over attending college and going pro, as he hoped to still be able to study at Michigan State.
It is not known whether he went on to study, but it appears his baseball career was short-lived and he later worked as a landscaper.
Murder suspect Barry Morphew was drafted by MLB team the Toronto Blue Jays