Majoy Baron

Mary Joy "Majoy" Dela Cruz Baron (born December 12, 1995) is a Filipino volleyball player. She attended college at De La Salle University and played for its volleyball team. 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.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Dela Cruz and the surname or paternal family name is Baron.

Majoy Baron
Personal information
Full name	Mary Joy Dela Cruz Baron
Nickname	Majoy, MJB
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1995-12-10) December 10, 1995 (age 28)
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
Career
Years Teams 2015 Meralco Power Spikers 2016–2023 F2 Logistics Cargo Movers 2024–present PLDT High Speed Hitters 2021 Rebisco Philippines
National team
2018–present Philippines
Honours Women's Volleyball Representing  Philippines ASEAN Grand Prix 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima Leg 1 2019 Santa Rosa Leg 2

Personal life

Baron originates from Concepcion, Tarlac,^[2] where she attended Concepcion Catholic School.^{[citation needed]} Aside from sports, she also works as a model.^[3]

Career

Baron was a member of the DLSU Lady Spikers which won the women's UAAP Volleyball Championship from year 2016 to 2018.^[4][5]

Baron won the UAAP Season 78 Best Blocker award in April 2016.^[6][7] The following year, she won the Most Valuable Player award for UAAP Season 79.^[8][9] In her last playing year in the collegiate ranks, she led the squad as its team captain to their 3rd consecutive championship.

With F2 Logistics Cargo Movers, Baron won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship^[10] and was awarded the Second Best Middle Blocker.^[11] In the following conferences and years in the league, she has bagged multiple Best Middle Blocker awards.

From 2018 to 2022, Baron was a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team where she played as a Middle Blocker.^{[citation needed]}. Baron participated in the 2019 ASEAN Grand Prix together with the Philippines women's national volleyball team where she played as the Middle Blocker. During this tournament, she was able to bag the Best Middle Blocker award from both Legs of the tournament.

After the disbandment of the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers in late 2023, she joined the PLDT High Speed Hitters.^[12][13]

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"^[14]
• 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference "1st Best Middle Blocker"^[15]

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

References

1. "Majoy Baron". Volleyverse – via volleyverse.com.
2. "Majoy Baron embraces change in move to PLDT". Tiebreakter Times. January 6, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
3. "Majoy Baron goes from volleyball to fashion". Boxscore World Sportswire. June 6, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
4. "UAAP volleyball: La Salle secures three-peat with another sweep of FEU". ABS-CBN News. May 2, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
5. "Still peerless, DLSU Lady Spikers reign as 3-peat UAAP champions". Rappler. May 2, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
6. "IN PHOTOS: UAAP Season 78 women's volleyball awarding". Rappler. Manila, Philippinas. April 27, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
7. "IN PHOTOS: UAAP Season 78 women's volleyball awarding". Rappler. April 27, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
8. "UAAP: La Salle's MaJoy Baron named Season 79 MVP". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
9. "La Salle's Majoy Baron is UAAP Season 79 MVP". ABS-CBN News. May 3, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. https://sports.inquirer.net/544201/f2-logistics-cargo-movers-disband
13. https://pvl.ph/news/pldt-reveals-majoy-baron-as-second-key-signing
14. Agcaoili, Lance (July 30, 2023). "Cignal's Ces Molina crowned 2023 PVL Invitational MVP". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
15. https://pvl.ph/news/bernadeth-pons-named-pvl-reinforced-conference-mvp

External links

• Majoy Baron on Instagram