Cuvet Garners Baseball America Preseason Recognition
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – University of Miami third baseman Daniel Cuvet earned preseason recognition from Baseball America, being named a Third Team Preseason All-American and selected to the publication’s Preseason National Award Watch List, the first time Baseball America has released preseason national award watch lists.
The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native is coming off a standout sophomore campaign in 2025, starting 61 games and batting .372 with 84 hits, 18 home runs, 84 RBI, 20 doubles and a .708 slugging percentage, while posting a .450 on-base percentage.
Cuvet continued his strong play in the postseason, earning Hattiesburg Regional MVP honors after batting .385 with two doubles, a home run and five RBI to help Miami advance to the NCAA Louisville Super Regional for the first time since 2016.
Across his first two collegiate seasons, Cuvet has appeared in 118 games, compiling a .361 career batting average with 165 hits, 42 home runs, 159 RBI, 35 doubles and a 1.161 OPS. With 42 career home runs, Cuvet enters the 2026 season 20 homers shy of tying Miami’s all-time career home run record, held by Phil Lane (1982-84).
Daniel Cuvet’s 2026 Preseason Honors:
- Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American
- D1Baseball Preseason First Team All-American
- Baseball America Preseason Third Team All-American
- Baseball America Preseason National Award Watch List
Miami opens the 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 13, against Lehigh at Mark Light Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m.
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