Local high school products taken in the 2018 Major League Draft:
ROUND 7 (222) Cesar Salazar (Sahuaro) University of Arizona: Houston Astros
Cesar Salazar (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
ROUND 9 (273) Matt Duce (Buena) Dallas Baptist: St. Louis Cardinals
Matt Duce (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
ROUND 15 (435) Nick Ames (Canyon del Oro) UNLV: Detroit Tigers
Nick Ames (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
ROUND 24 (705) Zach Malis (Desert Christian) Grand Canyon: Detroit Tigers
Zach Malis (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
ROUND 24 (732) Miguel Figueroa (Tucson) Oklahoma City: Houston Astros
Miguel Figueroa (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
ROUND 34 (1,011) George Arias (Tucson) Arizona Recruit: San Diego Padres
George Arias (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
ROUND 35 (1,040) Ian Mejia (Sahuarita) Arizona Recruit: New York Mets
Ian Mejia (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014 and he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Contact Andy Morales at AMoralesMyTucson@yahoo.com
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