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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Baseball - New York

Gatorade Player of the year

Derek Yormack

Right-handed pitcher/first baseman
JOHN F. KENNEDY HS
BELLMORE, NEW YORK
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.42

ERA

.439

Batting Average

8

Home Runs

24

RBI
“Derek is a dominant pitcher. He’s also a very good hitter and a complete player. I think he will get drafted as a pitcher next year.”
Art Canestro
Head Coach - Calhoun High

Athletic Excellence

At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound junior right-handed pitcher and first baseman had led the Cougars to a 19-4 record and a berth in the Section VIII, Class AA tournament championship series. Yormack posted a 6-0 mark through 33.2 innings on the mound with a 0.42 ERA, fanning 65 batters while allowing just 14 hits and six walks. At the plate, the 2025 Class AA First Team All-State selection owned a .439 batting average through 23 games with eight home runs, 24 RBI and a .955 slugging percentage. 

Academic Achievement

Yormack has maintained a weighted A average in the classroom. He has made a verbal commitment to receive athletic aid to play baseball at Vanderbilt University beginning in the fall of 2027.

Exemplary Character

Yormack has volunteered locally as a youth baseball coach and has donated his time on behalf of the Special Olympics.