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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – This year\u2019s Major League Baseball draft is wrapped up, and four players with Hawai\u02bbi ties got the call of a lifetime.<\/p>\n

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The prospects selected include Nuu Contrades (St. Louis), Kuhio Aloy (Baldwin), Ben Ziegler-Namoa (Baldwin and University of Hawai\u02bbi), and Jack Salmon (University of Hawai\u02bbi).<\/p>\n

Contrades, a clutch hitter and consistent playmaker at Arizona State, was the first Hawai\u02bbi standout off the board when he was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the sixth round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s awesome,\u201d Contrades said. \u201cTheir farm system is unreal. Their big league team is really good. Just looking forward to the opportunity to go and prove myself and play for the organization.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the culmination of a thorough draft process for the \u02bbEwa Beach native, who spoke with executives from 20 different teams.<\/p>\n

The opportunity to play pro ball is even sweeter after he battled through multiple injuries in his sophomore and junior seasons to earn all-conference honors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t change it for the world, because it made me a better person and a better player,\u201d Contrades said. \u201cIt made me not take for granted any opportunity or any at bat because at any point, it could be your last one.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Five rounds after Contrades\u2019 selection, Baldwin grad and Arkansas slugger Kuhio Aloy was taken by the New York Mets.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust super excited, super ecstatic,\u201d Aloy said. \u201cAlways dreamt about this opportunity, and it finally came true.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aloy, who developed a reputation as a reliable designated hitter for the Razorbacks, is opting to go pro even with two seasons of college eligibility remaining.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so stressful leading up to the call,\u201d said Aloy\u2019s father, Jamie Aloy. \u201cI\u2019m super happy that it\u2019s over. Just the discussions involved with making a huge decision like this, because it\u2019s life-changing. We just feel great about what he decided to do and move on with his professional career.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Aloys aren\u2019t strangers to the business of pro ball. Jamie was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1999 and last year, Kuhio\u2019s older brother, Wehiwa Aloy, went 31st overall to the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think their passion for it shines through and definitely been blessed and grateful for the opportunity they both had,\u201d said Aloy\u2019s mother, Napua Aloy. \u201cIt\u2019s a miracle for both of them to be able to do this to live out their dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more Hawaii man hits massive jackpot at the Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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