Bryce Harper, 30-year-old right fielder for the Major League Philadelphia Phillies, has been named the Hickok Belt® Award winner for October 2022. Voting was conducted by a select panel of members of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). The voters selected Harper based on his performance at the plate during the month of October. On October 23, with 45,000 fans in attendance, he put the Phillies on top during Game 5 of the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Harper hit a go-ahead two-run home run that sent his team to the 2022 World Series. His game-changing home run made baseball history and was one of the greatest moments in Philly sports history. Bryce Harper was voted 2022 NLCS MVP for his game-changing home runs.
Other finalists for October in order of how the NSMA voters ranked them were: Luka Doncic (basketball), Katie Ledecky (swimming), Josh Allen (football), Framber Valdez (baseball), Jake Oettinger (hockey), Max Verstappen (auto racing), Sophia Smith (soccer), Deontay Wilder (boxing), and Felix Auger-Aliassime (tennis).
Harper’s selection as the Hickok Belt® Award winner for October 2022 recognizes him as “the best of the best” in professional sports for the month, and makes him the ninth candidate eligible to receive the overall award for 2022. He joins Aaron Judge, Rory McIlroy, Novak Djokovic, Steph Curry, Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Cooper Kupp and other finalists throughout the year based on NSMA voting.
To learn more about the Hickok Belt® Award and its history, visit http://hickokbelt.com.
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