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Seattle Mariners draft Wellington’s Griffin Hugus in third round of MLB Draft
Griffin Hugus will exchange South Florida for the Pacific Northwest to start his professional baseball career.
The Seattle Mariners selected Hugus, a former Wellington High and Cardinal Newman star, in the third round (No. 91 overall) of the 2025 MLB Draft on July 13.
Hugus, a mustachio-adorned ace for the University of Miami baseball team, was a key player in the Hurricanes’ run to Super Regionals, the program’s first since 2016.
He finished his junior collegiate campaign with a 6-7 record, 4.16 ERA and 95 strikeouts in 93.0 innings.
Hugus has enjoyed a meteoric rise after transferring from Cincinnati to Miami in June 2024.
A two-way standout at shortstop and pitcher, Hugus continued to play multiple positions in his first year of college baseball with the Bearcats.
He chose to focus on pitching his second year at Cincinnati and, despite middling traditional statistics, caught the attention of the Miami pitching staff thanks to his advanced metrics.
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Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@gannett.com.
SEATTLE — Several lanes of Interstate 5 (I-5) just south of South Spokane Street in Seattle are blocked because of a collision, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The crash happened near milepost 161, and backups stretched more than 3 miles. Incident Response crews, the Washington State Patrol, firefighters, and tow crews were on scene, WSDOT said.
Firefighters reported a five-car collision blocking all lanes of I5 north, with one person rescued after being trapped, Seattle Fire Department officials said.
There was no estimate for when the lanes would reopen. Drivers were urged to expect delays.
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As you already know, the Seahawks begin the 2026 season by raising the Super Bowl banner and then facing the New England Patriots in an immediate rematch of February’s beatdown. After that, they head on the road for games at the Arizona Cardinals and Washington Commanders, a pair of non-playoff teams from 2025. They return to Lumen Field for a California back-to-back against the Los Angeles Chargers and San Francisco 49ers.
Two division games, two AFC opponents, and one cross-country 10 am PT trip to start the year for the reigning champions. Our lone question to you this week is simple: Which of the first five games of Seattle’s season figures to be the most difficult? This doesn’t mean you think the Seahawks will lose that matchup, but it could nevertheless be a tough one to come away with a victory.
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Randy Arozarena hit a two-run homer to lead off the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Mitch Garver also homered for the AL West-leading Mariners, who have won 11 of their last 14 games and, at 36-32, are tied for a season-high four games over .500.
Coby Mayo homered during a two-run ninth inning as Baltimore rallied to tie the game at 4-4. The Orioles have lost four in a row for the first time since a five-game skid from April 30 to May 4.
Arozarena hit Rico Garcia’s 0-1 slider over the wall in right for his seventh home run of the season to bring around automatic runner Julio Rodríguez. Garcia (3-1) had allowed only three runs in 27 innings this season.
Seattle’s Nick Davila, called up from Triple-A Tacoma, hit Blaze Alexander and yielded Leody Taveras’ RBI single to open the 10th. Mayo popped out, and third baseman Patrick Wisdom threw out Alexander at home. Davila then struck out O’Neill for his first career save.
The Orioles scored two in the ninth against José A. Ferrer (1-1). After Mayo’s one-out shot made it 4-3, Jeremiah Jackson singled, moved to third on Tyler O’Neill’s ground-rule double and scored when he beat Ferrer’s off-balance throw off Samuel Basallo’s dribbler down the first-base line.
Seattle starter Logan Gilbert allowed Taveras’ bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the first and needed 58 pitches to get through two innings. But the right-hander retired the last 14 batters he faced and struck out five over six innings.
Garver ripped Trevor Rogers’ fastball to deep left for his third home run in the fourth inning to make it 3-1.
Rogers allowed three runs and struck out three in 5 2/3 innings.
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Seattle RHP George Kirby (5-5, 4.04 ERA) faces Baltimore RHP Brandon Young (4-1, 3.47) as the four-game series continues Wednesday.
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