Sport | Baseball |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Awarded for | Most outstanding rookie in the American League and National League |
Country | United States, Canada |
Presented by | Sporting News |
History | |
First award | 1946 NL: Del Ennis |
Most recent | 2024 NL: Jackson Merrill AL: Mason Miller |
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Major League Baseball (MLB) award established in 1946 by Sporting News. For the first three years (1946–1948) and again in 1950, there was a single award. In 1949 and since 1951, the award has been given to a rookie from both the American League and National League. In 1961 and from 1963 through 2003, Sporting News split the rookie award into two separate categories, Rookie Pitcher of the Year and Rookie Player of the Year (in each league). In 2004 those two awards were discontinued, in favor of a single award, one for each league.
Below is a list of winners by year, name, team, league, and position.[1]
Year | Name | Club | League | Pos | Notes | References |
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2020 | Kyle Lewis | Seattle Mariners | AL | OF | BA: .262, OBP: .364, SLG: .437, OPS: .801, 2B: 3, HR: 11, RBI: 28, SB: 5 | [4][5] |
2020 | Jake Cronenworth | San Diego Padres | NL | 2B | BA: .285, OBP: .354, SLG: .477, OPS: .831, 2B: 15, 3B: 3, HR: 4, RBI: 20, SB: 3 | [4][6] |
2021 | Adolis Garcia | Texas Rangers | AL | OF | BA: .243, OBP: .286, SLG: .454, OPS: .741, 2B: 26, 3B: 2, HR: 31, RBI: 90, SB: 16 | [7][8] |
2021 | Jonathan India | Cincinnati Reds | NL | 2B | BA: .269, OBP: .376, SLG: .459, OPS: .835, 2B: 34, 3B: 2, HR: 21, RBI: 69, SB: 12 | [7][9] |
2022 | Julio Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | AL | SS | BA: .284, OBP: .345, SLG: .509, OPS: .853, 2B: 25, 3B: 3, HR: 28, RBI: 75, SB: 25 | [10][11] |
2022 | Spencer Strider | Atlanta Braves | NL | P | W-L: 11-5, ERA: 2.61, K: 202, IP: 131.2 | [10][12] |
2023 | Gunnar Henderson | Baltimore Orioles | AL | 2B | BA: .255, OBP: .345, SLG: .489, OPS: .814, 2B: 29, 3B: 9, HR: 28, RBI: 82, SB: 10 | [13][14] |
2023 | Corbin Carroll | Arizona Diamondbacks | NL | OF | BA: .285, OBP: .362, SLG: .506, OPS: .868, 2B: 30, 3B: 10, HR: 25, RBI: 76, SB: 54 | [13][15]
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2024 | Mason Miller | Oakland Athletics | AL | RP | Saves: 28, ERA: 2.49, WHIP: 0.877 | [16][17] |
2024 | Jackson Merrill | San Diego Padres | NL | OF | BA: .292, OBP: .326, SLG: .500, OPS: .826, 2B: 31, 3B: 6, HR: 24, RBI: 90 | [16][18] |