Meet Leyland Henry Jr., the 210 lb 12-year-old whose baseball power has fans gasping 'check his birt

FIRST baseman Leyland Henry Jr. has set himself up to have a bright future ahead in the world of baseball.

The 12-year-old has taken the internet by storm with his mammoth home run-hitting skills.

Henry was a key part of Team USA who won the under-12 Baseball World Cup on Sunday night.

Standing at 5-foot-10 and weighing in at 210 pounds, the Houston, Texas native is already an imposing figure at the plate.

Henry and his teammates faced Chinese Taipei in the showpiece of this summer's U-12 World Cup in Taiwan.

And he spearheaded an extraordinary sixth inning where the US piled on seven runs on their way to a 10-6 victory.

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With the bases loaded, Henry caught a cookie down the middle right in the screws.

He hit a mammoth Grand Slam to deep center field, almost clearing the scoreboard.

Henry trotted around the bases, towering over his teammates and opponents.

Footage of his incredible homer quickly went viral, with one fan gasping in response to the video: "Someone check his birth certificate."

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Another said: "This kid ain’t 12. I’m not buying it."

While a third added: "12?! What are they feeding these kids?!?"

And a fourth joked: "This 12 year old trots the bases like he been in the bigs for 10 years."

Henry had previously crushed seven home runs from just nine games while qualifying for the World Cup.

He ended the main competition with an impressive batting average of .519 and 1.563 OPS.

Henry is eligible for the class of 2029 and finished 3-4 in the final on Sunday evening.

USA's win meant they retained the title after winning the gold medal in 2022.

Impressive talent Tyler Early was named the competition MVP, with US teammates Gavin Gomez and Zaylon Johnson also making the All-World Team.

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