Gary Hughes (baseball)

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

Career

Hughes graduated from San Jose State University.[1] He served as the baseball coach at Marin Catholic High School from 1964 through 1972.[2] 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.[1] 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.[1][3] The Red Sox hired Hughes in 2012 as a scout.[4]

Honors

Baseball America presented Hughes with its lifetime achievement award in 2007. He was inducted into the Marin Catholic Hall of Fame in 2007[2] and Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame in 2009.[4][1]

Personal

Hughes has nine children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gary Hughes: MAFHOF Class of 2009". San Jose Mercury News. November 5, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Gary Hughes: MAFHOF Class of 2009". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ Levine, Bruce (September 20, 2011). "Gary Hughes resigns Cubs job". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Drellich, Evan (February 2, 2012). "Red Sox hire veteran scout Hughes". MLB.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
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