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RHP Kyle Hurt drafted by Miami Marlins in fifth round of 2020 MLB Draft

Hurt was a star at Torrey Pines before three years at USC.
Lance Smith, SBLive Sports|
RHP Kyle Hurt drafted by Miami Marlins in fifth round of 2020 MLB Draft
RHP Kyle Hurt drafted by Miami Marlins in fifth round of 2020 MLB Draft

Former Torrey Pines High School pitcher Kyle Hurt was selected in the fifth round of the 2020 MLB Draft by the Miami Marlins.

Hurt was off to a strong start for USC before the COVID-19 pandemic shortened the season, going 2-1 with a 3.71 ERA and 25 strikeouts in only 17 innings.

Learn more about Hurt below:

What they're saying:

"For three years, Kyle Hurt has been one of the most tantalizing prospects on the West Coast. Scouts have been enamored with his fastball that reaches into the mid-90s, a sharp-breaking slider and devastating pull-the-string changeup." -Shotgun Spratling of D1Baseball.com.

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Lance Smith, SBLive Sports
LANCE SMITH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Lance Smith is a veteran high school sports reporter who worked previously with SBLive Sports covering basketball, football, and softball in California's Southern Section and LA City Section and has returned as contributor to High School On SI in 2025. He also covers Nevada and National Girls Basketball. A graduate of The USC Marshall School of Business, Smith dabbles in linear algebra and football and basketball computer rankings.

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