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MLB Draft 2022: Rockies select collegiate pitcher Gabriel Hughes in first round

With the 10th overall pick in the 2022 MLB First-Year Player Draft, the Rockies have selected right-handed collegiate pitcher Gabriel Hughes.

With the 10th overall pick, the @Rockies select @ZagBaseball right-handed pitcher Gabriel Hughes, No. 26 on the Top 250 Draft Prospects list.

Watch live: https://t.co/42SJUa2odY pic.twitter.com/bbX3KRNlQZ— MLB Draft (@MLBDraft) July 18, 2022

The 20-year-old Anchorage, Alaska native attended Rocky Mountain High School (ID) in his youth, and to the Rocky Mountains may he go. Hughes just completed his third season with the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he posted an 8-3 record with a 3.