Brody Colvin headed to Major League baseball

• Published: Aug 17, 2009 - UPDATED: 3:13 p.m.

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LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri said Monday afternoon that Brody Colvin is apparently headed to Major League baseball instead of LSU.

Colvin was on campus Monday and went through freshman orientation, Mainieri said, but a last-day signing bonus offer of $900,000 from the Philadelphia Phillies lured him away. Philadelphia drafted Colvin the seventh round of the 2009 MLB draft.

Colvin and Mainieri have not spoken since the final offer was made, but the LSU coach said he believes Colvin has accepted the offer and will pursue pro baseball.