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Longtime baseball pro scout Gary Hughes dies at 79
Read full article: Longtime baseball pro scout Gary Hughes dies at 79SAN FRANCISCO โ Gary Hughes, a beloved professional scout for numerous big league organizations during a 54-year career, has died in Northern California after a battle with cancer. โGary Hughes was the quintessential baseball man,โ baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said. โWithout Gary Hughes, I probably would have never played a day in the big leagues," said Kevin Millar, a 12-year major league veteran. Hughes' son, Michael โRockโ Hughes, longtime Marlins visiting clubhouse manager, is married to Counsell's sister. โGary was one of the great baseball scouts," former baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said, "and one of the great baseball minds of our generation.โ___AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.