University of Miami third baseman Daniel Cuvet has been named a Preseason First Team All-American by Perfect Game, marking the second consecutive season he has earned preseason first-team recognition from the organization.
Cuvet is coming off a standout sophomore campaign in which he emerged as one of the nation’s most productive hitters. In 2025, he started 61 games for the Hurricanes and posted a .372 batting average with 84 hits, 18 home runs, 84 RBI, 20 doubles and a .708 slugging percentage, while reaching base at a .450 clip.
Cuvet’s 84 RBI during the 2025 season ranked fifth-most in a single season in Miami history, while his 42 career home runs are tied for seventh all-time at Miami following his sophomore year. He recorded 26 multi-hit games and 22 multi-RBI performances, including 10 games with at least three RBI.
Cuvet continued his strong play in the postseason, earning Hattiesburg Regional MVP honors after batting .385 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs to help Miami advance to the NCAA Louisville Super Regional for the first time since 2016.
Across his first two collegiate seasons, Cuvet has appeared in 118 games, compiling a .361 career batting average with 165 hits, 42 home runs, 159 RBI, 35 doubles and a 1.161 OPS.
Miami opens the 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 13, against Lehigh at Mark Light Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m.
Cuvet is coming off a standout sophomore campaign in which he emerged as one of the nation’s most productive hitters. In 2025, he started 61 games for the Hurricanes and posted a .372 batting average with 84 hits, 18 home runs, 84 RBI, 20 doubles and a .708 slugging percentage, while reaching base at a .450 clip.
Cuvet’s 84 RBI during the 2025 season ranked fifth-most in a single season in Miami history, while his 42 career home runs are tied for seventh all-time at Miami following his sophomore year. He recorded 26 multi-hit games and 22 multi-RBI performances, including 10 games with at least three RBI.
Cuvet continued his strong play in the postseason, earning Hattiesburg Regional MVP honors after batting .385 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs to help Miami advance to the NCAA Louisville Super Regional for the first time since 2016.
Across his first two collegiate seasons, Cuvet has appeared in 118 games, compiling a .361 career batting average with 165 hits, 42 home runs, 159 RBI, 35 doubles and a 1.161 OPS.
Miami opens the 2026 season on Friday, Feb. 13, against Lehigh at Mark Light Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m.
