Long-time Major League Baseball scout Gary Hughes, who worked for the Cincinnati Reds in the early 2000s, died Saturday at the age of 79. He had been diagnosed with liver cancer.
Hughes spent 54 years in professional baseball, starting as a part-time scout before going full-time with the New York Yankees.
Hughes visited Green Diamond Gallery in Montgomery in June 2019 in one of the final events at the gallery - a scouts panel also featuring Jax Robertson and Danny Montgomery. Hughes explained that as a special assistant for the Boston Red Sox, he expected the success of former Madeira High School standout Andrew Benintendi.