Abreu Taken by Cincinnati Reds in 14th Round
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami signee and Mater Academy standout Willie Abreu was the third Hurricane selected in the 2013 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Saturday.
Abreu, a 6-foot-3, 205-pound outfielder and Hialeah, Fla., native, was selected in the 14th round (No. 435 overall) by the Cincinnati Reds.
Abreu won a gold medal with the 16-and-under USA Baseball National Team at the IBAF 16U World Youth Championships. Over his seven games with Team USA in Mexico, Abreu hit .423 (11-for-16). As a senior at Mater, Abreu led the team with a .513 batting average, belted six homeruns and racked up 26 RBI.
Known for his powerful left-handed swing , Abreu was ranked No. 175 in Perfect Game’s Top 500 Draft-eligible prospect rankings, and No. 202 overall by Baseball America.
| MIAMI HURRICANES SELECTED IN 2013 MLB DRAFT | ||||
| RD | NO | TEAM | NAME, POS. |
HIGH SCHOOL |
| 4 | 120 | ARI | Matt McPhearson, OF | Riverdale Baptist (Columbia, Md.) |
| 5 | 154 | LAD | J.D. Underwood, RHP | Palm Beach State (West Palm Beach, Fla.) |
| 14 | 435 | CIN | Willie Abreu, OF | Mater Academy (Hialeah, Fla.) |
| ALL-TIME MIAMI HURRICANES DRAFTED BY CINCINNATI REDS | ||||
| YEAR | RD | NO | NAME, POS. |
TEAM |
| 1974 | 1 | 24 | Mike Armstrong, RHP ($) | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1983 | 10 | 238 | Danny Smith, LHP | Cincinnati Reds |
| 1999 | 29 | 878 | Michael Neu, RHP | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2000 | 3 | 93 | David Gil, RHP | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2002 | 5 | 135 | Kevin Howard, 3B | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2005 | 34 | 1,022 | Brandon Camardese, LHP | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2006 | 20 | 594 | Eddy Rodriguez, C | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2008 | 24 | 719 | Enrique Garcia, RHP | Cincinnati Reds |
| 2010 | 1 | 12 | Yasmani Grandal, C | Cincinnati Reds |
