Maui Ahuna

Walter Clyde "Maui" Ahuna (born March 11, 2002) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Maui Ahuna
Ahuna with Tennessee in 2023
San Francisco Giants
Shortstop
Born: (2002-03-11) March 11, 2002 (age 23) Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.
Bats: Left Throws: Right

Amateur career

Ahuna went to Hilo High School, where he would play baseball. As a junior in 2019, he batted .531.^[1] After going unselected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft he enrolled at Kansas University to play college baseball for the Kansas Jayhawks.

Ahuna went into the 2021 season being the Jayhawks' starting shortstop, and he was named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of Week once during the season.^[2] He finished the season having started fifty games while batting .316 with one home run, 25 RBIs, and 11 doubles. That summer, he played for both the Burlington Sock Puppets of the Appalachian League and the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.^[3][4][5] Ahuna returned as the Jayhawks' starting shortstop for the 2022 season.^[6][7] Over 53 games, he hit .396 with eight home runs, 48 RBIs, and 16 doubles.^[8][9] Following the season's end, Ahuna announced he would be entering the transfer portal.^[10][11][12] He then announced he would be transferring to the University of Tennessee.^[13] He briefly returned to play for Falmouth that summer alongside playing for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.^[14][15]

Ahuna did not play with Tennessee during the first eight games of the 2023 season, as he had to wait through a compliance delay.^[16] However he was later ruled eligible.^[17]

Professional career

Ahuna was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round, with the 117th overall selection, of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. On July 25, 2023, Ahuna signed with the Giants for a below slot deal worth $500,000.^[18]