While Kohl Stewart hinted Thursday night that he would bypass a Texas A&M football scholarship to sign with the Twins, who had just drafted him No. 4 overall, his father reportedly confirmed it.

"He's going to go (to the Twins)," Mark Stewart told the Houston Chronicle. "You don't get drafted fourth and not go. It's a once-in-a-lifetime offer. He looked at me when they made the call and said, 'Dad, I'm going to accept the (Twins') offer.' He's made the decision, and he will talk to (Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin)."

At Texas A&M, Kohl has the chance to back up and potentially succeed Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel. But moments after Minnesota picked the Houston high school pitcher Thursday, Twins scouting director Deron Johnson said Kohl was choosing baseball.

"Absolutely," Johnson said. "He's signing. He wants to be a major league baseball player."

Said Kohl, 18: "I'm not going to say anything one way or another, but I look forward to being a Twin."

The next priority for both sides will be agreeing on numbers.

The No. 4 pick has a slotted value of $4,544,400 by Major League Baseball. The Twins also have $8,264,400 in bonus money they can use among their picks.

Kohl, who was the first high school player off the board, said Thursday night that he wasn't surprised the Twins took him. They scouted him hard for a year.

"There are a lot of different scenarios that I envisioned, but I definitely thought that the Twins were the best bet for me," Kohl Stewart said. "There was a lot of communication that went through my advisers and the Twins' front office, but I definitely believed this is where I was headed. I'm excited about it."