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    The Mariners have signed their first-round draft pick, catcher Mike Zunino, from the University of Florida. Zunino was the number three overall selection in the 2012 MLB draft and had an outstanding junior season where he led Florida in batting average, home runs, and RBI. He is considered an elite defensive catcher and power hitter who will help strengthen the Mariners organization. The Mariners drafted a total of 41 players overall in 2012.

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    The Mariners have signed their first-round draft pick, catcher Mike Zunino, from the University of Florida. Zunino was the number three overall selection in the 2012 MLB draft and had an outstanding junior season where he led Florida in batting average, home runs, and RBI. He is considered an elite defensive catcher and power hitter who will help strengthen the Mariners organization. The Mariners drafted a total of 41 players overall in 2012.

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    News Release

    SAFECO FIELD P.O. BOX 4100 SEATTLE, WA 98194 TEL: 206.346.4000 FAX: 206.346.4400 www.mariners.com

    For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 3, 2012

    MARINERS SIGN FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICK MIKE ZUNINO


    Zunino was named the 2012 College Baseball Player of the Year SEATTLE, Wash. Catcher Mike Zunino, the No. 3 overall selection in the 2012 June Major League Baseball Draft, has signed a professional contract with the Seattle Mariners, Executive Vice President & General Manager Jack Zduriencik and Director of Amateur Scouting Tom McNamara announced today. Zunino, 21, was a consensus first-team All-American, the Dick Howser Trophy recipient and Baseball Americas College Player of the Year during his junior season at the University of Florida. He is also one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award that will be presented Friday live on the MLB Network. As a junior in 2012 he won the Gators Triple Crown, leading the team in batting average (.322), RBI (67) and home runs (19). He helped lead Florida to their third consecutive trip to the College World Series with a 47-20 record.

    Zuninos Honors
    2012 Johnny Bench Award 2012 Dick Howser Trophy 2012 Golden Spikes Award Finalist 2012 Baseball America Player of the Year 2012 Consensus First-Team All-American 2011 SEC Player of the Year Gainesville Regional Team (2010, 11, 12) First-Team All-SEC (2011, 2012) SEC All-Defensive Team (2011, 2012) Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week (March 12) College Baseball 360 Primetime Player of the Week (March 14, Southeast Region) College Baseball Insider Player of the Week (Feb. 27-March 4, 2012) National All-Star Lineup (March 13, 2012) 2011 Johnny Bench Award Finalist 2011 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist 2011 Golden Spikes Award Watch List

    Mike is a sturdy, blue-collar, talented defensive receiver with extra-base offensive potential, McNamara said. He is a winning player, and will be a good fit with the Mariners. We are excited to have him join our organization and working his way towards being part of our Major League club in the future. Zunino hit .327 (224x685) with 58 doubles, 47 home runs and 175 RBI in 193 career games at Florida. The Gators advanced to the College World Series in each of his three seasons in Gainesville, combining for an impressive 147-56 (.724) record. In addition to being named a two-time All-SEC Selection and All-SEC Defensive Team, he was also a Freshman All-American in 2010. Zunino graduated from Mariner High School in Coral Gables, Fla. He was selected first team All-State in Class 5A his senior year after hitting .464 with 43 hits, 37 RBI, 12 home runs and 9 doubles. Mike was drafted by Oakland in the 30th round of the 2009 June Draft, but elected to attend Florida. Mikes father, Greg, is a scout for the Cincinnati Reds.
    ZUNINOs UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA CAREER
    YEAR CLUB 2010 Florida 2011 Florida 2012 Florida Florida Totals AVG .267 .371 .322 .327 G 55 72 66 193 AB R H 176 31 47 264 75 98 245 53 79 685 159 224 TB 83 178 164 425 2B 3B 7 1 23 0 28 0 58 1 HR 9 19 19 47 RBI 41 67 67 175 SH 4 2 0 6 SF 4 2 11 17 HB 5 3 5 13 BB SO 9 38 32 52 31 47 72 137 SB CS SLG 8 3 .472 7 2 .674 9 1 .669 24 6 .620 OBP .314 .442 .394 .393

    Heres a look at the Mariners first picks in the June draft through the years:
    1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 Dave Henderson, of (26th) Tito Nanni, of (6th) Al Chambers, of (1st) Darnell Coles, ss (6th) Mike Moore, rhp (1st) Spike Owen, ss (6th) Darrel Akerfelds, rhp (2nd) Bill Swift, rhp (2nd) Mike Campbell, rhp (7th) Patrick Lennon, ss (8th) Ken Griffey Jr., of (1st) Tino Martinez, 1b (14th) Roger Salkeld, rhp (3rd) 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Marc Newfield, 1b (6th) Shawn Estes, lhp (11th) Ron Villone, lhp (14th) Alex Rodriguez, ss (1st) Jason Varitek, c (14th) Jose Cruz Jr., of (3rd) Gil Meche, rhp (22nd) Ryan Anderson, lhp (19th) Matt Thornton, lhp (22nd) Ryan Christianson, c (11th) Sam Hays, lhp (116th) Michael Garciaparra, ss (36th) John Mayberry, of (28th) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Adam Jones, ss (37th) Matt Tuiasosopo, ss (93rd) Jeff Clement, c (3rd) Brandon Morrow, rhp (5th) Phillippe Aumont, rhp (11th) Josh Fields, rhp (20th) Dustin Ackley, 1b/of (2nd) Taijuan Walker, rhp (43rd) Danny Hultzen, lhp (2nd) Mike Zunino, c (3rd)

    -- Complete 2012 Draft Selection on Page 2 --

    Seattle Mariners 2012 Draft Selections July 3, 2012 Page 2 of 2

    The Mariners have signed 32 of 41 Players selected in 2012 First-Year Player Draft. Seattle has until Friday, July 13 at 2 p.m. (PT) to sign players. Signed players are listed below in bold/italic.
    RD 1 2 3 3A 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 PLAYER Mike Zunino Joe DeCarlo Edwin Diaz Tyler Pike Patrick Kivlehan Chris Taylor Tim Lopes Taylor Ard Nick Halamandaris Jamodrick McGruder Grady Wood Kristian Brito Michael Faulkner Blake Hauser Brock Hebert Dario Pizzano Dominic Leone Isaiah Yates Jabari Henry Nate Koneski Steven Ewing Scott DeCecco Gabrial Franca Levi Dean Matt Vedo Mark Bordonaro Aaron Brooks Blake Holovach Matt Brazis Toby Demello Mike Yastrzemski Rusty Shellhorn Richard Palase Logan Seifrit Alex Ross Tyler Krieger Anthony Wingenter Brett Lilek Richard Martin Grayson Long James Kaprielian POS C SS RHP LHP 3B SS SS 1B 1B 2B RHP 1B CF RHP 2B RF RHP RF RF LHP LHP LHP SS RHP RHP RHP RHP LHP RHP C RF LHP 2B RHP C SS RHP RHP SS RHP RHP B-T R-R R-R R-R L-L R-R R-R R-R R-R L-L L-R R-R R-R L-L R-R R-R L-R R-R R-L R-R R-L L-L R-L R-R R-R R-R L-R R-R L-L R-R R-R L-L L-L R-R R-R L-R S-R R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R HT 6-1 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 6-2 5-8 6-1 6-5 5-9 6-2 5-9 5-9 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-7 6-4 5-10 6-5 6-3 WT 220 205 160 180 211 170 180 235 220 175 195 240 165 180 170 200 195 185 200 185 219 180 160 225 205 170 210 195 200 241 180 185 195 185 190 165 190 185 174 200 190 AGE 21 18 18 18 22 22 17 22 18 20 22 17 20 21 21 21 20 17 21 22 20 21 18 22 22 21 20 21 22 22 21 22 21 17 21 18 18 18 17 18 18 SCHOOL University of Florida Garnet Valley High School Caguas Military Academy Winter Haven High School Rutgers University University of Virginia Edison High School Washington State Univ. Robert Louis Stevenson HS Texas Tech University Western Oregon State Ramon Quinones Medina Arkansas State University Virginia Commonwealth Southeastern Louisiana Columbia University Clemson University Clovis East High School Florida International Univ. College of the Holy Cross University of Miami University of SC Upstate John W. North High School Tennessee Wesleyan Col. UC Santa Barbara Fairfield University Edmonds Community Col. University of Missouri Boston College St. Marys College of CA Vanderbilt University Texas Tech University Lynchburg College Vauxhall High School Bellevue Community College Northview High School Bob Jones High School Marian Catholic High School Bloomingdale Sr. High School Barbers Hill High School Beckman High School HOMETOWN Cape Coral, FL Glen Mills, PA Naguabo, Puerto Rico Winter Haven, FL West Nyack, NY Virginia Beach, VA Huntington Beach, CA Vancouver, WA Monterey, CA Mesquite, TX Junction City, OR Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Memphis, TN Moseley, VA Bourg, LA Saugus, MA Norwich, CT Clovis, CA Orlando, FL North Dighton, MA Orlando, FL Cape May Court House, NJ Riverside, CA Centralia, WA Colusa, CA Berlin, CT Mountlake Terrace, WA Overland Park, KS Tampa, FL Roseville, CA Andover, MA Liberty Lake, WA Staten Island, NY Vauxhall, Alberta, Canada Kirkland, WA Johns Creek, GA Madison, AL South Holland, IL Brandon, FL Mont Belvieu, TX Tustin, CA

    For more information, please contact the Seattle Mariners baseball information department at (206) 346-4000. More information on the Major League Baseball 2012 First-Year Player Draft, is also available online at www.Mariners.com. -- www.Mariners.com --

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