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- Termarr Johnson is, by some rankings, the top high school baseball prospect in America.
- He hit a home run so hard in a game this week that the opposing pitcher even high fived him.
- Read more news about high school baseball stars here.
17-year-old Termarr Johnson, a high school senior at Mays High School in Atlanta, is listed by some scouting services as the number one overall prospect in the nation.
It’s either him or former Atlanta Braves outfielder Andruw Jones’ son Druw Jones, an 18-year-old star from Wesleyan High School, also out of the Atlanta area. (What are they feeding them down there?)
Johnson, the 2019 Perfect Game 14U Player of the Year, is ranked number two on MLB.com and number one on CBSSports.com.
Related: Andruw Jones’ Son Silences ‘Overrated’ Chants With MASSIVE Home Run And Ice Cold Bat Flip
A member of the USA Baseball 18U National Team, Termarr Johnson says he wants “to be remembered as one of the best baseball players.”
Termarr Johnson is a name to remember over the next few years in baseball
“For me honestly, I just want to be a baseball player. It doesn’t matter if I get drafted in the 40th round or first round. I just want to be a baseball player. It doesn’t matter what route I go,” said the left-handed shortstop-second baseman. “I really don’t know my route but at the end of the day, I want to be a baseball player and be one of the best baseball players to play the game.”
Based on this moon shot he hit this week, he is well on his way.
Swaggies SS @JohnsonTermarr hits the ball so far, the pitcher had to shake his hand.#Swaggies | #DugoutCreative | @AggiesUSA pic.twitter.com/V8rNsLOYkh
— Dugout Creative (@DugoutCreative) February 28, 2022
That’s right. Termarr Johnson hit a home run so far and so hard that even the opposing pitcher had to give it up and high five him as he crossed home plate.
And who can blame him? That pitcher will probably never see the Major Leagues, but one day he can tell his kids and anyone else who will listen that not did Termarr Johnson take him yard, he high fived him after he did it.
*Most* baseball fans loved it.
https://twitter.com/G_Glad11/status/1499423952128684038What’s better in this video is the guy knows he hit it a mile , probably will hit hundreds more a mile , and just puts his head down and runs around the bases. Instead of begging for one in his back next time he’s up at the plate.
— Tony DeBenedetto (@tonyde2121) March 3, 2022
Where is the bat flip? Oh wait, not needed. Class
— ItsPossible (@DbHandlong) March 2, 2022
PSA to all pitchers, this is what NOT to do after giving up a 400 foot bomb. Get back on the mound and send the next guy back to the dugout…
— Riley Phelps (@RileyPhelps12) March 2, 2022
Hardos gonna hardo.