Canton
SPORTS SPOTLIGHT: Torrence gets curve as he goes back to football
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
SPORTS SPOTLIGHT
TODD PORTER
COLUMBUS
Through the heat, diesel fumes, long bus rides and empty stands, Devon Torrence made his way to Ohio State. He arrived after a month of minor league baseball, a fat six-figure signing bonus and a head spinning on his shoulders.
Torrence was drafted by the Houston Astros, and, after a tricky negotiation, worked himself a deal that allows him to play baseball in the summer and return to the Buckeye football team in August. It is the best of both worlds for the 18-year-old Canton South High School graduate.
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