SJM_524_Bryson Stott - FINAL_Profile ( Dept . ) 5 / 29 / 24 11 : 24 AM Page 2 the real deal N O T O N LY I S B R Y S O N S T O T T O N E O F B A S E B A L L ’ S B R I G H T Y O U N G S T A R S A N D A K E Y M E M B E R O F T H E P H I L L I E S , H E ’ S E Q U A L LY A S I M P R E S S I V E O F F T H E F I E L D . ryson Stott wants you to know he can hear you loud and clear . B Y Of course , he’s referring to the fact that each time he steps up to bat at Citizens Bank Park he is serenaded by tens of thousands of fans as they sing his walk - up song , Tai Verde’s “ AOK . ” B P E T E R Thesong has accompanied Stott for the past few seasons and has become a clear fan favorite . In fact , travel around to any local Little League field and you’re likely to see youngsters stepping into P R O K O the batter’s box while the song echoes in the background . P H O T O G R A P H Y So Stott wants to assure the fans that he loves hearing their voices bellow from the stands and B Y M I L E S hewishes he could sing along — after all , he did choose the song because he loves it just as much . K E N N E D Y But he’s too locked in to join the party . “ I hear them singing , and I want to do something with them , but I can’t because I am going to the plate , ” Stott says . “ It’s fun because you like a song and you want to hear it , but I didn’t know it was going to get this much traction . ” ? S O U T H J E R S E Y M A G A Z I N E | V O L U M E 2 1 , I S S U E 2 | S O U T H J E R S E Y M A G A Z I N E . C O M 19