Mary Joy Baron | ||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mary Joy Dela Cruz Baron | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Majoy, MJB | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||
Born | December 10, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Concepcion, Tarlac, Philippines | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
Spike | 287 cm (113 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Block | 272 cm (107 in) | |||||||||||||||||
College / University | De La Salle University | |||||||||||||||||
Volleyball information | ||||||||||||||||||
Position | Middle Hitter/Middle Blocker | |||||||||||||||||
Current club | PLDT | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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Mary Joy Dela Cruz Baron (born December 12, 1995), also known as Majoy Baron, is a Filipino volleyball player. She went to Concepcion Catholic School in Concepcion, Tarlac. She attended college at De La Salle University. She is currently playing for the PLDT High Speed Hitters playing as a middle blocker. Baron is also part of the Philippine National Women's Volleyball Team.
Career
Baron was a member of the DLSU Lady Spikers which won the women's UAAP Volleyball Championship from year 2016 to 2018.[2][3]
Baron won the UAAP Season 78 Best Blocker award in April 2016.[4][5] The following year, she won the Most Valuable Player award for UAAP Season 79.[6][7]
With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Baron won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship[8] and was awarded the Second Best Middle Blocker.[9]
In 2018, Baron was a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team where she played as a Middle Blocker.
Clubs
- Meralco Power Spikers (2015)
- F2 Logistics Cargo Movers (2016–2023)
- PLDT High Speed Hitters (2024–present)
Awards
Individuals
- UAAP Season 78 "Best Blocker"
- UAAP Season 79 "Season's Most Valuable Player"
- 2017 PSL All-Filipino "1st Best Middle Blocker"
- 2017 Philippine Superliga Grand Prix "2nd Best Middle Blocker"
- 2018 Philippine Superliga Invitational Cup "2nd Best Middle Blocker"
- 2018 Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference "2nd Best Middle Blocker"
- 2019 Philippine Superliga All-Filipino Conference "2nd Best Middle Blocker"
- 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix - First Leg "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix - Second Leg "Best Middle Blocker"
- 2019 Philippine Superliga Invitational Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"
- 2019 Philippine Superliga Invitational Conference "Most Valuable Player"
- 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"
Collegiate
- 2014 UAAP Season 76 volleyball tournaments - Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2015 UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments - Silver medal, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2016 UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments - Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2017 UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments - Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
- 2018 UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments - Champion, with De La Salle Lady Spikers
Clubs
- 2016 PSL All-Filipino Conference – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Bronze medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2017 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference – Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2018 PSL Invitational Cup - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2019 PSL Grand Prix Conference - Silver medal, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2019 PSL All-Filipino Conference - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
- 2019 PSL Invitational Conference - Champion, with F2 Logistics Cargo Movers
Personal life
Off the court, Mary Joy Baron works as a model.[10]
References
- ↑ "Majoy Baron". Volleyverse – via volleyverse.com.
- ↑ "UAAP volleyball: La Salle secures three-peat with another sweep of FEU". ABS-CBN News. May 2, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ↑ "Still peerless, DLSU Lady Spikers reign as 3-peat UAAP champions". Rappler. May 2, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ↑ "IN PHOTOS: UAAP Season 78 women's volleyball awarding". Rappler. Manila, Philippinas. April 27, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ↑ "IN PHOTOS: UAAP Season 78 women's volleyball awarding". Rappler. April 27, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ↑ "UAAP: La Salle's MaJoy Baron named Season 79 MVP". CNN Philippines. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ↑ "La Salle's Majoy Baron is UAAP Season 79 MVP". ABS-CBN News. May 3, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ↑ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "F2 completes comeback, wins PSL Grand Prix title at expense of Petron". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ Lozada, Bong (December 16, 2017). "Double celebration for F2 import Perez with MVP award and PSL title". The Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Majoy Baron goes from volleyball to fashion". Boxscore World Sportswire. June 6, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.