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Former Blue Valley North football/baseball standout Noah Barber agreed to sign a post-draft MLB free-agent contract with the Kansas City Royals on Friday, the Royals player development Twitter account announced.
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The signing is contingent on Barber passing a physical.
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Barber, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound defensive back in football and outfielder in baseball, had originally planned on playing football at the University of Kansas in 2023 as a nonscholarship player from the recruiting class of 2023.
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Good luck to our guy @NoahBarber59 who has signed as an undrafted free agent with the @Royals, read a Twitter post from the KU football Twitter account on Friday.
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Barber retweeted that post.
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He finished the 2022 high school football season with four interceptions, including a 75-yard interception return for a touchdown. He had four pass breakups and a fumble recovery and earned honorable mention all-Eastern Kansas League.
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His dad, Shawn, was a linebacker for the NFLs Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans and Washington Redskins (now Commanders).
Gary Bedore covers all aspects of Kansas basketball for The Star’s current team and former players and coaches, as well as recruiting. He attended KU and was born and raised in Chicago and Lisle, Ill.
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