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Fall Report: Miami
Fall ReportCORAL GABLES, Fla. — Maybe Hunter Tackett wigs will be the next big thing at Mark Light Field in 2017.
Tackett, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound corner outfielder, arrived in Coral Gables this fall after a huge 2016 season in which he was named a first-team Junior College All-American and the Florida JUCO Player of the Year.
And in a dugout where almost every Miami Hurricanes player wears a closely cropped look, Tackett stands out with long brown locks and gnarly facial hair that make him resemble college baseball’s version of Jayson Werth.
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