The Mariners vice president of amateur scouting Scott Hunter described the first three rounds of the 2025 draft as a "best-case scenario" for the organization.

The Post's Large Schools Player of the Year in 2021, Hugus was a key pitcher in the Miami Hurricanes run to Super Regionals in 2025.

The Mariners added an elite arm to their already loaded pitching stable Sunday by taking the draft's top-ranked lefty pitcher with the No. 3 overall pick.

The Tigers look to make a hard push heading into the Midsummer Classic, as they hope to stay at the top of the Major League Baseball standings before Monday. They are riding high thanks to a stretch of good play, having swept the Cleveland Guardians, on the road, last weekend, before taking two of three from the Tampa Bay Rays earlier in the week.