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Gary Hughes
American baseball executive

Gary Hughes

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American baseball executive
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Biography

Gary Hughes is an American baseball executive. He has served as a coach and scout.

Career

Hughes went to Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo, California; one of his classmates was Jim Fregosi.He graduated from San Jose State University. He served as the baseball coach at Marin Catholic High School from 1964 through 1972. He then became a part-time scout, working in Northern California for the San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, and New York Mets, before he was hired on a full-time basis by the New York Yankees. Hughes became the scouting director for the Montreal Expos, and the assistant general manager and scouting director for the Florida Marlins, starting at the organization's inception in 1991. After working briefly for the Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds, Hughes worked for the Chicago Cubs from 2002 through 2011 as the special assistant to the general manager. The Red Sox hired Hughes in 2012 as a scout.

Honors

Baseball America presented Hughes with its lifetime achievement award in 2007. He was inducted into the Marin Catholic Hall of Fame in 2007 and Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame in 2009.

Personal

Hughes has five children and six grandchildren.Hughes' son Michael "Rock" Hughes is the visiting clubhouse manager for the Miami Marlins and is the longest termed full time employee of the Marlins, being with the team since it was founded.Rock is married to the sister of Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell.

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