Gabriel Hughes

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13+2⁄3 innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] He spent the summer playing in the Northwoods League for the Great Lakes Resorters. [6] In 2021, as a redshirt freshman, he started ten games and went 4–3 with a 3.23 ERA and 67 strikeouts over 61+1⁄3 innings while also starting 31 games at first base, batting .247 with three home runs. [7] His season ended early after breaking a knuckle while batting. [8] That summer, he was selected to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. [9] Hughes entered the 2022 season as a preseason All-American and Gonzaga's number one starter. [10] [11] [12] He also switched his focus solely to pitching after being a two-way player in previous seasons. [13] [14] He started 15 games over the course of the season and went 8–3 with a 3.21 ERA and 138 strikeouts over 98 innings. [15] Following the season's end, he traveled to San Diego where he participated in the Draft Combine. [16]

Professional career

The Colorado Rockies selected Hughes in the first round with the tenth overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [17] He signed with the team for $4 million. [18] He made his professional debut with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Single-A California League with whom he made one appearance, pitching three scoreless innings. [19] To open the 2023 season, Hughes was assigned to the Spokane Indians of the High-A Northwest League. [20] In early June, he was promoted to the Hartford Yard Goats of the Double-A Eastern League. [21] In July, it was announced Hughes would be undergoing Tommy John surgery, thus ending his season. [22] Over 14 starts between the two teams, he went 6–5 with a 6.21 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 66+2⁄3 innings. [23]

Personal life

Hughes's grandfather, Donald, played in the minor leagues for the Detroit Tigers. [24] Hughes has five siblings, four of whom are adopted. [25]

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  2. ↑ Walton, Brandon (June 6, 2019). "BASEBALL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Gabriel Hughes, Rocky Mountain". The Idaho Press .
  3. ↑ Allsop, Dani (May 23, 2019). "Rocky Mountain senior Gabe Hughes wins second Gatorade Player of the Year award". KTVB .
  4. ↑ "Knights baseball: Corvallis signs Gonzaga star". Corvallis Gazette-Times . November 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2021 West Coast Conference College Baseball Preview". Baseball America . February 5, 2021.
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  7. ↑ Pontes, Geoff (January 31, 2021). "Future Four: High-Slot College Righthanders To Know (Vol. 4)". Baseball America .
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  9. ↑ Gilbert, Connor (July 3, 2021). "GU's Hughes Makes First Appearance for U.S. Collegiate National Team". Gonzaga Bulldogs Athletics.
  10. ↑ "Locally: Gonzaga pitching duo Gabriel Hughes, William Kempner named to preseason All-America team". The Spokesman-Review . January 25, 2022.
  11. ↑ Conmy, Tommy (February 15, 2022). "Gabriel Hughes brings the heat as the Bulldogs' right-hand man". The Gonzaga Bulletin .
  12. ↑ Sommerfeld, Seth (March 31, 2022). "After months of elite-level play on the road, Gonzaga baseball comes home to make a College World Series push". Inlander .
  13. ↑ Reed, Justin (February 17, 2022). "Gonzaga baseball, picked to finish first in WCC, to rely on defense in 2022". Yakima Herald-Republic .
  14. ↑ Green, Travis (April 4, 2022). "Pitcher Gabriel Hughes' star continues to rise in Gonzaga". KREM .
  15. ↑ "Gonzaga pitcher Gabriel Hughes named to Collegiate Baseball All-American first team | the Spokesman-Review".
  16. ↑ "Everything you need to know: Draft Combine". MLB.com .
  17. ↑ "Rockies select RHP Hughes 10th overall". MLB.com .
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  19. ↑ "Pebble Report: Fresno Grizzlies fall short in CAL championship, Brenton Doyle impresses in Triple-A debut". September 26, 2022.
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  22. ↑ "3 Rockies pitching prospects set for Tommy John". ESPN.com. July 25, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
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Gabriel Hughes
Colorado Rockies
Pitcher
Born: (2001-08-22) August 22, 2001 (age 23)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
2022 Major League Baseball draft first round selections
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