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Brock Porter Named 2021-22 Gatorade National Baseball Player Of The Year
New York Mets Shortstop Francisco Lindor Surprises Winner with Honor ORCHARD LAKE, Mich., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 37th year of honoring the
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[{"type":"text","content":"New York Mets Shortstop Francisco Lindor Surprises Winner with Honor\nORCHARD LAKE, Mich., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 37th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Brock Porter of St. Mary's Preparatory School in Orchard Lake, Mi. is the 2021-22 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year. Porter won the prestigious award for his accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of former Gatorade National Baseball Players of the Year who have combined for four MLB MVP awards, 42 All-Star appearances and 27 MLB first round draft picks.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nNew York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor virtually surprised Porter with the news, while his family, coaches and teammates showed up with the trophy at school. Check out a video of the announcement here.\nThe award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Porter as the nation's best high school baseball player. The Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others to evaluate candidates, selected Porter from nearly half a million other student-athletes who play high school baseball nationwide.\nCompetition for the national award was fierce. Porter topped the list of state winners in baseball who collectively boast an incredible list of accomplishments, including 35 with signed National Letters of Intent to play at Division I colleges/universities, 27 who joined two or more charitable organizations and 18 with a GPA of 4.0 and above.\n\"Brock Porter is such a deserving winner of the Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year Award,\" said Jim Callis, senior writer for MLB Pipeline. \"He's the best high school pitcher in the country, potentially the first pitcher to be selected in the 2022 Draft, and a driving force on one of the best high school teams in the nation. He's 6-0 with a 0.167 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 42 innings, and he does damage at the plate with a .517 average, four home runs and a 1.528 OPS in 29 at-bats. He also stands out with his work in the classroom and by helping others.\"\nAt the time of his selection, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound senior right-handed pitcher had led the Eagle...