Gary Hughes

Gary Hughes (February 2, 1941 – September 19, 2020) was an American baseball executive. He also 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 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. The Red Sox hired Hughes in 2012 as a scout.

Honors Baseball America presented Hughes with its lifetime achievement award in 2007. Hughes was listed in Baseball Americas year 2000 retrospective list naming the top 10 scouts of the previous 100 years. He was inducted into the Marin Catholic Hall of Fame in 2007

Personal Hughes had five children, four step-children, seventeen grandchildren and two great-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. Hughes’ son Sam is a National Crosschecker with the New York Yankees.