New Jersey Rockets Mission Statement
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To serve as a convenient, accessible and quality resource for high school baseball players to strengthen their skills and compete with their baseball peers.
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To provide high school baseball players with an organized, constructive extension to their school programs during the traditional summer “off-season”.
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To act as a venue for all high school players to improve and showcase their talent before intercollegiate and professional evaluators.
All-Time Great Rockets
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Derek Jeter - The Yankees drafted Jeter out of high school in 1992, and he debuted in the major leagues in 1995. The following year, he became the Yankees' starting shortstop, won the Rookie of the Year Award, and helped the team win the 1996 World Series. Jeter continued to contribute during the team's championship seasons of 1998–2000; he finished third in voting for the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award in 1998, recorded multiple career-high numbers in 1999, and won both the All-Star Game MVP and World Series MVP Awards in 2000. He has consistently placed among the AL leaders in hits and runs scored for the past ten years, and since 2003 has served as the Yankees' team captain. Throughout his career, Jeter has contributed reliably to the Yankees' franchise successes. He holds many postseason records, and has a .351 batting average in the World Series. Jeter has earned the titles of "Captain Clutch" and "Mr. November" due to his postseason heroics.
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Andrew Bailey - Professional baseball pitcher with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Bailey won the 2009 American LeagueRookie of the Year Award while closing games for the Oakland Athletics. He was named to the 2009 and 2010 All-Star teams as well.
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Mike Trout - Professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Aniheim of Major Leauge Baseball (MLB). Following an initial stint with the Angels in 2011, Trout had a breakout season in 2012, unanimously winning the American Leauge (AL)Rookie of the Year Award, winning a Silver Slugger Award, and finishing runner-up to Miguel Carbrera in the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award voting. He also led the league in several statistical categories, including runs scored, stolen bases with 49, and wins above replacement with a 10.4 mark. Trout was named the second-best overall baseball prospect by Baseball America in July 2010. Prior to the 2011 season, Trout was ranked number one by ESPN's Keith Law in his 2011 top 100 prospects list. MLB's Jonathan Mayo also named Trout the number-one prospect in baseball during MLB Networks's airing of MLB's Top 50 Prospects.
