Heartbreaking: A very loyal Rutgers best player has just announced his sudden retirement, sending a powerful statement and bidding the team and supporters a heartfelt farewell.
As one of the best players in Rutgers baseball history, Frazier leaves a lasting impact. In 2007, he was unanimously selected to the First Team All-America and won the Big East Player of the Year award. That season, Frazier hit.520 (13-for-25) with three home runs and seven RBIs to lead Rutgers to 42 victories, tying the school record, and a Big East Tournament championship. As the tournament MVP, he was awarded the Jack Kaiser Award.
Though he only played three seasons, Frazier’s name is all over the Rutgers record books. He is currently the all-time leader in walks (138), total bases (434), home runs (42) and runs scored (210), third in hits (241), slugging percentage (.625), stolen bases (65) and runs batted in (152).
With the Cincinnati Reds, Frazier was a two-time MLB All-Star in 2014 and 2015. He also took home the 2015 Home Run Derby trophy. Over the course of his career, he hit 218 home runs, including 131 in a four-year period from 2014 to 2017. In addition to making his debut with the White Sox, Yankees, Mets, Rangers, and Pirates in 2011, he was selected by the Reds with the 34th overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft.
The most recent medal Frazier has won is a silver one at the summer Olympics in Tokyo. He batted in the middle of the lineup to open every game, going 2-for-5 in the quarterfinals against Japan with a double and a run scored.
Formerly a notable player with the Toms River East American Team that won the 1998 Little League World Series, Frazier is originally from Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
