PRINCETON – It’s been a fun few months for Todd Frazier, the hometown kid.

The New York Mets third baseman was honored alongside his former Toms River Little League teammates in August, receiving a hero’s welcome in Williamsport on the 20th anniversary of the team’s 1998 Little League World Series title.

He also welcomed a new child, a boy named Grant, with his wife, Jackie, in late November.

And now, as he spends his offseason in his native New Jersey, Frazier received a major honor from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletics Association. He was inducted into the NJSIAA Hall of Fame on Monday at the Westin Hotel, particularly for his play with Toms River South High School in the early 2000’s.

“It means a lot, coming from New Jersey, I bleed Jersey all the time,” Frazier said. “This is near and dear to my heart. I worked my butt off to get here and to have this accolade, I think this is one of the top things I can get.”

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Frazier is thrilled to share these with his family, one that recently got bigger. Both Frazier and his wife, a former gymnast at Freehold High School and Rutgers University, weren’t sure of the gender of their new baby and were pleased to have a boy, who Frazier says is doing well.

Already a father of a girl and a boy, Frazier said the feeling of becoming a new dad never gets old but also cracked a smile at the notion of having a fourth child.

“Hopefully this is the last one,” Frazier said with a laugh. “I don’t know how many more I can take. My wife, I think she’s done.”

Frazier will soon start gearing up for his second season with the Mets and will welcome new teammates at spring training. It’s already been an active offseason for the Mets with new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen making a splash over the weekend, trading for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz of the Seattle Mariners.

“It’s exciting to see what Brodie is starting to do, but I’m definitely going to miss a couple of the guys that got traded,” Frazier said. “At the end of the day, this is a business, and we’ve been apart of some crazy stuff. I don’t know if it went fully through yet, but if it does, I think getting the best closer in baseball and Robinson Cano can only be a good thing.”

After his heroics with Toms River Little League, Frazier became a star for Toms River South. He set countless school records, both single season and career, and also led the team to two Group III championships.

Frazier continued his baseball career at Rutgers. He was a three-year starter in New Brunswick, led the Scarlet Knights to a Big East championship and was named an All-American and Big East Player of the Year in 2007.

He spent the first six and a half seasons of his Major League Baseball career in Cincinnati and Chicago but came home in 2017 when the White Sox traded him to the New York Yankees.

Now with the Mets, Frazier has been able to stay home and proudly represent his state while he raises his family where he forged his childhood memories.

“This is what you live for, you’re a family guy, and I’m home a lot more now with the three kids,” Frazier said. “Now, I’m going to try to instill in them what my father taught me: to be an upstanding gentleman, or lady with my daughter, to treat people kind and be happy.”

2018 NJSIAA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Source: NJSIAA

Al Blozis (Dickinson 1938) - A football star who also set records in the shot put, he eventually became an NFL All-Pro tackle with the New York Giants. He served in the Army and died in World War II. His No. 32 is retired by the Giants.

Eugene Chyzowych - Columbia boys soccer coach (1964-2013) with a career record of 757-216-73, making him the third-winningest coach in U.S. history.

Don Danser - Served as a teacher, coach, official, NJSIAA project manager, tournament director and NJSIAA assistant director for cross country, indoor track and outdoor track. Dancer passed away in 2015.

Erin Donohue (Haddonfield 2001) - A multi-sport star in high school (basketball, cross country, and track and field), she earned an All-American career at North Carolina and represented the United States in the 1,500 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Todd Frazier (Toms River South 2004) - The New York Mets third baseman is best known for leading the Toms River Little League team to the 1998 Little League World Series title. He was also an All-American baseball player at Rutgers.

Asjha Jones (Piscataway 1998) - After a stellar basketball career in high school, she won two national championships at Connecticut, played in the WNBA, and won a gold medal for Team USA at the 2012 London Olympics.

Tony Karcich - Former St. Joseph Regional (Montvale) and Bergen Catholic football coach who won three sectional titles at Bergen Catholic and 17 sectional and state titles at St. Joseph. His 338 career coaching victories is a Bergen County record.

Lydell Mitchell (Salem 1968) - A multi-sport athlete in high school, he became a star running back at Penn State and then with the NFL's Baltimore Colts.

Rick Porcello (Seton Hall Prep 2007) - The Boston Red Sox starting pitcher won the American League Cy Young award in 2016. In high school, he went 20-1 with a career 0.88 ERA.

Bill Raftery (St. Cecilia's of Kearney 1959) - A popular college basketball broadcaster today, he served as Seton Hall men's basketball coach from 1970-82. As a high school basketball player, he scored a then-state record 2,192 points.

Mike Rozier (Woodrow Wilson 1980) - A star college football running back at Nebraska, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1983. He also played in the USFL and NFL.

Kristen Somogyi (St. Peter's of New Brunswick 1992) - All-time leading basketball scorer (girls and boys) in state history (3,899 points) upon graduation. She played in college at both Virginia and Rutgers.

Jim Spanarkel (Hudson Catholic 1975) - All-State in both basketball and baseball as a senior, he scored over 1,000 points in basketball. Starred at Duke and played five years in the NBA. Currently a TV broadcaster for college and NBA games.

Brian Taylor (Perth Amboy 1969) - The second-leading basketball scorer in state history (2,495 points) who also played at Princeton as well as in the ABA and NBA.

Keiko Tokuda (Clifton 1998) - New Jersey's only four-time state singles tennis champion in compiling a record of 86-0.

Stan Woods - Emerson/Park Ridge's wrestling coach since 1967 who has won 37 league titles.

Daniel LoGiudice: @danny_logiudice; dlogiudice@gannettnj.com.