He signed with the Kansas City Royals after being drafted in the 15th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft, and enjoyed a brief professional career before returning to UCLA to complete his degree.
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Yelding was a star athlete at Fairhope High School in Fairhope, Alabama and was later drafted in the 1st round of the 1984 MLB amateur draft out of Chipola College by the Toronto Blue Jays.