Brock Porter
{{Short description|American baseball player (born 2003)}}
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Brock Matthew Porter (born June 3, 2003) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization.
Amateur career
Porter attended St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake Village, Michigan. As a freshman in 2019, he pitched to a 9–2 record with a 1.20 ERA and 85 strikeouts, leading St. Mary's to a state championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/detroit-news-top-baseball-players-orchard-lake-st-marys-dominates-top-spots%2F7276819002%2F|title=Detroit News top baseball players: Orchard Lake St. Mary's dominates top spots|first=David|last=Goricki|date=April 18, 2021|website=The Detroit News}} He committed to play college baseball at Clemson University after his freshman year, choosing the Tigers over offers from Duke University, the University of Miami, and the University of Tennessee.{{Cite web|url=https://theclemsoninsider.com/2019/06/27/porter-discusses-commitment-to-dream-school-clemson/|title=Porter discusses commitment to 'dream school' Clemson|first=Gavin|last=Oliver|date=June 27, 2019|website=The Clemson Insider}} As a junior in 2021, he went 12–0 with a 0.56 ERA and 126 strikeouts over {{fraction|62|1|3}} innings, leading St. Mary's to a 43–1 record and another state title.{{Cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/06/29/detroit-high-school-sports-awards-2021-baseball-honorees/5363401001/|title=Detroit High School Sports Awards 2021: Meet our honorees for baseball|first=Keith|last=Dunlap|website=Detroit Free Press}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2021/06/state-champ-st-marys-can-exhale-after-living-up-to-billing-as-nations-no-1-team.html|title=State champ St. Mary's can exhale after living up to billing as nation's No. 1 team|first=Lee|last=Thompson|date=June 19, 2021|website=MLive.com}} He was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Michigan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2021/07/06/olsms-porter-mooney-earn-player-of-the-year-honors/|title=OLSM's Porter, Mooney earn Player of the Year honors|first=Scott|last=Burnstein|date=July 6, 2021|website=The Oakland Press}}
Porter entered his senior season in 2022 as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/_AJsEoXycUKLqqb7Fb32Tw/high-school-baseball-best-player-in-every-state-heading-into-the-2022-season-.htm|title=High school baseball: Best player in every state heading into the 2022 season|first=Kevin|last=Askeland|date=January 28, 2022|website=MaxPreps}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2022/01/03/prep-notebook-olsm-hurler-porter-trending-towards-major-leagues/|title=Prep Notebook – OLSM hurler Porter trending towards Major Leagues|first=Scott|last=Burnstein|date=January 3, 2022|website=The Oakland Press}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2021/04/unbeatable-with-a-potential-1st-round-mlb-draft-pick-orchard-lake-st-marys-baseball-is-loaded.html|title=Unbeatable? With a potential 1st round MLB Draft pick, Orchard Lake St. Mary's baseball is loaded|first=Jared|last=Purcell|date=April 24, 2021|website=MLive.com}} During the season, he threw a no-hitter in which he struck out 11 batters on 47 pitches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/04/brock-porters-no-hitter-spearheads-st-marys-baseball-to-dominant-mercy-sweep-of-brother-rice.html|title=Brock Porter's no-hitter spearheads St. Mary's baseball to dominant mercy sweep of Brother Rice|first=Jared|last=Purcell|date=April 12, 2022|website=MLive.com}} He was named the Gatorade Michigan Player of the Year for the second straight season.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/06/brock-porter-named-gatorade-michigan-baseball-player-of-the-year-for-2022.html | title=Brock Porter named Gatorade Michigan Baseball Player of the Year for 2022 |website=Mlive.com| date=10 June 2022 }} Porter was also named the Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/06/brock-porter-named-gatorade-national-baseball-player-of-the-year-for-2022.html | title=Brock Porter named Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year for 2022|website=Mlive.com | date=17 June 2022 }} He finished his senior year with a 9–0 record, a 0.29 ERA, 109 strikeouts and 23 walks, helping St. Mary's to a perfect 44–0 record.{{cite web | url=https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/06/st-marys-ace-brock-porter-adds-mhsbcas-mr-baseball-award-to-his-legacy.html | title=St. Mary's ace Brock Porter adds MHSBCA's Mr. Baseball award to his legacy |website=Mlive.com| date=21 June 2022 }}
Professional career
Expected to be a first-round selection in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft, Porter was not selected until the fourth round with the 109th overall selection by the Texas Rangers.{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Richard |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Orchard Lake St. Mary's ace Brock Porter selected by Rangers in the fourth round of MLB Draft |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/07/18/orchard-lake-st-marys-brock-porter-mlb-draft/10081835002/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rangers-select-brock-porter-in-mlb-draft|title=Rangers grab Draft's top-ranked pitcher on Day 2|website=MLB.com|access-date=20 July 2022}} On July 27, 2022, Porter signed with Texas for a $3.7 million signing bonus, the largest ever given to a pick after the second round.{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Marlowe |date=July 21, 2022 |title=Brock Porter signs with Texas Rangers for almost $4 million: Report |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/07/21/brock-porter-texas-rangers-contract-signing-bonus-mlb/10123221002/ |access-date=2022-07-27 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-27 |title=Rangers agree to record-breaking bonus with fourth-round draft pick Brock Porter |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2022/07/27/texas-rangers-announce-signing-of-fourth-round-draft-pick-brock-porter/ |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=The Dallas Morning News}} Porter spent the 2023 season with the Down East Wood Ducks of the Class A Carolina League,{{Cite web |last=Landry |first=Kennedi |date=May 7, 2023 |title=Rangers pitching prospects dazzle in Minors |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/jack-leiter-kumar-rocker-brock-porter-find-success-in-minors |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=MLB.com}} going 0–3 with a 2.47 ERA and 95 strikeouts over {{fraction|69|1|3}} innings in 21 starts.{{cite web | url=https://www.milb.com/player/brock-porter-702548 | title=Brock Porter Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News }}
References
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External links
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Category:Baseball players from Michigan
Category:Down East Wood Ducks players
Category:Hickory Crawdads players
Category:Sportspeople from Metro Detroit
Category:St. Mary's Preparatory alumni
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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