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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.