sentences:  Concurrently, the hometown Atlanta Braves had followed and scouted him for years, while attempting to conceal their excitement.They made him the 14th overall selection in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft.Despite signing a National Letter of Intent with UCLA, Heyward chose professional baseball over college and signed a contract with them worth $1.7 million – $170,000 more than MLB's slot recommendation of $1.53 million on the following August 12.