Whenever a team goes through a coaching change, turnover, especially in recruiting classes, is an inevitable part of the process. The Washington Huskies aren’t immune from that after coach Jason Kelly left for Texas A&M and was replaced by Eddie Smith.
However, fans seem to hurt a little more when the decommitment has legendary bloodlines, like Adrian Beltre Jr., who announced that he would reopen his recruitment on Wednesday.
“Due to the recent changes, I have decided to decommit from the University of Washington,” Beltre Jr. said on Instagram. “I would like to thank coach [Jake] Silverman and all of the University of Washington staff for the opportunity and their support throughout the recruiting process.”
His father, Adrian Beltre, is set to be inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame over the weekend after a 21-year career where he played for four teams, including the Seattle Mariners, and tallied 3,166 hits, 477 home runs, and 1,707 runs batted in.
While those are otherworldly expectations for his son to live up to, one of Smith’s top priorities will surely be convincing Beltre Jr. to commit to the Huskies again.