Cade Joseph Doughty (born March 26, 2001) is an American professional

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in the

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organization. He is ranked 15th on

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's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.

Amateur career

Doughty grew up in

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, and attended

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. He was named the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after hitting for a .505 average with 48 hits, six home runs, 10 doubles, four triples, 27 RBIs, 38 runs scored and 15 stolen bases. Doughty as selected in the 39th round of the

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by the

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, but did not sign with the team. He played

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after graduating high school for the

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of the

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and was named a league All-Star. Doughty batted .278 with two home runs, a double, 12 RBIs and four stolen bases through 15 games during his true freshman season before it was cut short due to the

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. In the following summer he played for the Boca Raton Blazers of the South Florida Collegiate Baseball League, where he hit for a .429 average. As a redshirt freshman, Doughty batted .308. with 11 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs, and 55 RBIs. He played for the

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in the

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during the summer of 2021. Doughty was named to the watchlist for the

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and a preseason All-American by ''

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'' entering his redshirt sophomore season. He was named the

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(SEC) Player of the Week after going 8-for-14 at the plate with three doubles, two home runs, seven runs scored and 12 RBIs in the Tigers' opening series against

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Professional career

The

selected Doughty 78th overall in the

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. He signed with the team on July 23, and received an $833,600 signing bonus. Doughty was assigned to the

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of the

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to begin his professional career. Doughty played in a total of 26 games during the 2022 MiLB season batting .272 with 6 home runs, 5 doubles, 24 RBIs, and 3 stolen bases.

References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
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