Rookie of the Year Award
SportBaseball
LeagueMajor League Baseball
Awarded forMost outstanding rookie in the American League and National League
CountryUnited States, Canada
Presented bySporting News
History
First award1946
Most recentNL: Corbin Carroll
AL: Gunnar Henderson
2019 NL winner Alonso playing first base for the Mets at Nationals Park.

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]

1946–1949

1950-1959

1960–1969

1970–1979

1980–1989

1990–1999

2000–2009

2010–2019

2020–Present

Year Name Club League Pos Notes References
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]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Rookie of the Year Award by The Sporting News on Baseball Almanac". Baseball-almanac.com. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "Abreu starts collection of rookie honors". ESPN.com. October 20, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Sporting News names Mets' deGrom top rookie". New York Post. October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Sporting News 2020 MLB awards". August 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Kyle Lewis Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. ^ "Jake Cronenworth". Baseball-Reference.com.
  7. ^ a b Foster, Jason (October 28, 2021). "Sporting News 2021 MLB awards". The Sporting News. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "Adolis Garcia Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  9. ^ "Jonathan India Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. ^ a b ""Sporting News 2022 MLB Awards"". Sporting News. October 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Julio Rodriquez Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  12. ^ "Spencer Strider Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  13. ^ a b ""Sporting News 2023 MLB Awards"". Sporting News. October 26, 2023.
  14. ^ "Gunnar Henderson Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. ^ "Corbin Carroll Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com.


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