To the surprise of no one Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros and Pete Alonso of the New York Mets have earned AL and NL Rookie of the Year honors.
Despite not making his MLB debut until June 9th, Alvarez earned all 30 first place votes. In only 87 games, Alvarez hit .313 with 27 HR and 78 RBI for the AL champions. One can only begin to imagine what the 22-year old Cuban born slugger has in store over a full season in 2020.
Alonso made the Mets out of spring training and started hitting home runs immediately. He hit a MLB record 53 HRs for a rookie which also led all of MLB. Throw in 120 RBIs as well as the HR Derby at the All-Star Game and the 24-year old first baseman has become the face of the Mets franchise. Surprisingly, Alonso did not win the award unanimously. Atlanta Braves rookie pitcher Mike Sirotka earned a single first place vote. Yet this is but a footnote. It doesn't change the fact Alonso is ROY.
Tomorrow, the AL and NL Managers of the Year are announced.
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