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ScoringLive staffJune 29, 2018, 10:13am
The four basebell players with ties to Hawaii high schools picked in the recent Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft have signed with their teams, according to MLB.com's Draft Tracker.
First Team All-Hawaii outfielder Micah Bello, of Hilo, was a Competitive Balance B round pick (between second and third rounds) by the Milwaukee Brewers and signed for $550,000. The slot value for a No. 73 overall pick is $824,900.
Officially can call myself a Brewer!🔵⚾️ pic.twitter.com/yWqw2qZA96 — Micah Bello (@MicahBello8) June 13, 2018
Officially can call myself a Brewer!🔵⚾️ pic.twitter.com/yWqw2qZA96
All-Hawaii Player of the Year Anthony "Bubba" Hoopii-Tuionetoa from Baldwin signed for $100,000 with the Minnesota Twins, who took him in the 16th round. Days before the draft, Hoopii-Tuionetoa verbally committed to play college ball at Yavapai JC in Arizona and was reportedly still deciding between signing with the Twins or taking the JUCO route as of June 23. He was signed as a pitcher.
UPDATE (7/6/18): Despite being listed as having signed on MLB.com, it was reported that Hoopii-Tuionetoa did not sign with the Twins and will attend Yavapai College.
Just got off phone with state's consensus POY Bubba Hoopii-Tuionetoa of @hpbaldwinhs. He will play next season for @YavapaiBaseball after letting signing deadline pass with @Twins, who drafted him in 16th round. Read all about it in @MauiNewsSports @JordanHelle @teampono — Robert Collias (@BaldHeadTruth) July 7, 2018
Just got off phone with state's consensus POY Bubba Hoopii-Tuionetoa of @hpbaldwinhs. He will play next season for @YavapaiBaseball after letting signing deadline pass with @Twins, who drafted him in 16th round. Read all about it in @MauiNewsSports @JordanHelle @teampono
Punahou '14 alumnus Beau Branton, a 28th round draftee out of Stanford, was signed by the Seattle Mariners for $5,000, which is in line for a college senior sign. He is an infielder.
Mariners have signed Beau Branton, SS out of Stanford. He was their 28th round pick. Only one of top 30 unsigned now is third rounder Cal Raleigh, catcher out of Florida State. — Greg Johns (@GregJohnsMLB) June 21, 2018
Mariners have signed Beau Branton, SS out of Stanford. He was their 28th round pick. Only one of top 30 unsigned now is third rounder Cal Raleigh, catcher out of Florida State.
Kamehameha '15 alumnus Kekai Rios, also picked in the 28th round, signed with the Brewers for $90,000 out of the University of Hawaii. The catcher still had another season of college eligibility.
Another Hawaiian on the roster! Kekai Rios was a 28th Round catcher. https://t.co/lyyzYklZgL — Brad Ford (@BrewCrewBlue) June 21, 2018
Another Hawaiian on the roster! Kekai Rios was a 28th Round catcher. https://t.co/lyyzYklZgL
Other players with ties to Hawaii were University of Hawaii redshirt sophomore pitcher Dylan Thomas (Castaic, California), who was selected by the Twins in the 38th round and has until July 6 to sign if he decides to do so. Thomas has been spending the summer playing with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks in the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League in Massachusetts. Through June 27, he has pitched 8.3 innings in six appearances with an ERA of 1.08.
UPDATE (7/6/18): Thomas did not sign and will return to the University of Hawaii for his redshirt junior season.
Fellow Rainbow Warriors pitcher Jackson Rees (Aliso Viejo, California) went undrafted but signed a free-agent contract with the Toronto Blue Jays six days after the draft. The redshirt junior led Hawaii in wiith 15 pitching starts in 79.3 innings pitched. He will forego his senior season.
Congratulations to #HawaiiBSB junior RHP Jackson Rees on reaching a deal with the @BlueJays! We'll miss you @uhmanoa grad, but looking for big things in the future! #GoBows pic.twitter.com/3wfVOP7IOh — Hawaii Baseball (@HawaiiBaseball) June 12, 2018
Congratulations to #HawaiiBSB junior RHP Jackson Rees on reaching a deal with the @BlueJays! We'll miss you @uhmanoa grad, but looking for big things in the future! #GoBows pic.twitter.com/3wfVOP7IOh
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