{"id":1961520,"date":"2023-06-30T14:11:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-one-impressive-play-young-baseball-player-robs-opposing-team-of-home-run\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T14:14:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:14:22","slug":"in-one-impressive-play-young-baseball-player-robs-opposing-team-of-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-one-impressive-play-young-baseball-player-robs-opposing-team-of-home-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Young baseball player makes incredible play, denies opposing team a home run."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-one-impressive-play-young-baseball-player-robs-opposing-team-of-home-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>In One Impressive Play, Young Baseball Player Robs Opposing Team of Home Run<\/h2>\n<p>When you see an amazing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-next-great-awakening-or-great-reset\/\" title=\"What\u2019s Next? Great Awakening or Great Reset?\">home run<\/a>-robbing, self-sacrificing catch in MLB, you know that part of the motivation behind such a play is the exorbitant check the player is about to receive.<\/p>\n<p>When you see that kind of play in the amateur ranks? It can only be for the love of the game.<\/p>\n<p>And, boy, does University of Central Florida baseball player Jack Porter love the game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ucfknights.com\/sports\/baseball\/roster\/jack-porter\/14040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Porter<\/a>, a sophomore utility player for the UCF Knights, went viral on Thursday for robbing a home run in a Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League game.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the jaw-dropping play for yourself below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?\">@espn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports?\">@CBSSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPorter2022?\">@JackPorter2022<\/a> robs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JazzBaseball?\">@JazzBaseball<\/a> of a 3 run home run in style! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllAboard?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllAboard<\/a> Thanks Richard Parrish for the video! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bMDMH8ZXuq\">pic.twitter.com\/bMDMH8ZXuq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lima Locos Baseball (@locosbaseball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/locosbaseball\/status\/1674241002943422464?\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ouch. Did any part of Porter\u2019s 6-foot-1, 180-pound frame not hit something?<\/p>\n<p>And the above video is slowed down to show what happened. Imagine seeing the insane play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hometownstations.com\/sports\/glscl-baseball-locos-win-a-close-one-5-4-over-the-jazz\/video_ffdac4ca-c11a-550c-99e5-6f6916f3f465.html?fbclid=IwAR0v8_E3vmmuFO1ACd0uRKwt4d5mE5fXCyPzogmHr7wJEzl6l0u0liGfP7g_aem_Ab1qNQqsv3K7D0EmLEUojmlYfy1pVgHbbZWUSYQBN0TWz3eLhQxd_xN2fgEZ2q4jBUM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live<\/a>. Or imagine being the other team and witnessing Porter tumble over the fence \u2014 only to see him lift the ball securely over his head.<\/p>\n<p>Porter, who is clearly working on keeping his skills sharp despite the college baseball season being over, plays for the Lima Locos in Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the relative anonymity of the Locos, it\u2019s pretty easy to see why the video went viral. That sort of spectacular catch requires a special blend of heart, fearlessness, and passion.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, defense isn\u2019t Porter\u2019s only strength.<\/p>\n<p>The young man showed a penchant for making big plays at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/s-d-gov-noem-rejects-transgender-sports-bill-sends-back-for-lawmakers-to-revise\/\" title=\"S.D. Gov. Noem rejects transgender sports bill, sends back for lawmakers to revise\">high school level<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Porter ripping off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mlb-roundup-royals-erase-6-run-deficit-stun-angels\/\" title=\"Royals shock Angels, erase 6-run gap.\">game-winning hit<\/a> at an invitational for top baseball prospects in 2021:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCF_Baseball?\">@UCF_Baseball<\/a> commit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPorter2022?\">@JackPorter2022<\/a> with the walk off 2 rbi single for 18 Platinum as they advance to the final 4 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PathwayBB?\">@PathwayBB<\/a> Invitational in Phoenix. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RepTheK?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RepTheK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m88gq7H4Sy\">pic.twitter.com\/m88gq7H4Sy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KNIGHTS BASEBALL (@KNIGHTS_BASEBTN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KNIGHTS_BASEBTN\/status\/1439339355001131010?\">September 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here\u2019s another clip of Porter just on fire at the plate:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCF_Baseball?\">@UCF_Baseball<\/a> commit <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPorter2022?\">@JackPorter2022<\/a> continues swing a hot bat going 4-6 with a double and 3 runs scored in Farmington. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RepTheK?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RepTheK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YEFXaWI0Kj\">pic.twitter.com\/YEFXaWI0Kj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KNIGHTS BASEBALL (@KNIGHTS_BASEBTN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KNIGHTS_BASEBTN\/status\/1420056342610382849?\">July 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Porter\u2019s heroics in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-one-impressive-play-young-baseball-player-robs-opposing-team-of-home-run\/\" title=\"Young baseball player makes incredible play, denies opposing team a home run.\">summer league earned<\/a> him a little slice of fame beyond Twitter virality, as he was featured on ESPN\u2019s flagship program, \u201cSportsCenter,\u201d in its daily \u201cTop 10 Plays\u201d segment.<\/p>\n<p>\nNow, the No. 1 play on Thursday was actually a mundane out in an MLB game, the caveat being that the out secured Yankees pitcher Domingo Germ\u00e1n the 24th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-unlikely-yankees-pitcher-throws-first-mlb-perfect-game-decade-days-losing-relative-game-tribute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perfect game<\/a> in MLB history.<\/p>\n<p>Did Porter\u2019s incredible catch deserve to be placed over a routine \u2014 but historic \u2014 play? That\u2019s for fans to decide.<\/p>\n<p>For Porter, making the Top 10 list doing something he so clearly loves was probably reward enough.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/one-impressive-play-young-baseball-player-robs-opposing-team-home-run\/\">In One Impressive Play, Young Baseball Player Robs Opposing Team of Home Run<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>do they love it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1961521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1961520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1961520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1961520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1961521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1961520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1961520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1961520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}