Paul Skins (22, Pittsburgh Pirates) and Lewis Hill (26, New York Yankees) were selected as the best rookies in the U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2024.
MLB.COM announced on the 19th (Korea Standard Time) that “the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year winners, who can only receive one in each league, are Skins and Hill.”
Skins won the National League (NL) and Hill the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year, respectively.
Right-handed pitcher Skins, who joined Pittsburgh as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 MLB Rookie Draft, made his big league debut on May 12 this year.
Skins, who had fast balls over 160km/h, pitched in 23 games this year, winning 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA and 170 strikeouts.
MLB.COM introduced, “It is the first time that Skins has struck out more than 170 and maintained a one-point ERA since 1913, when the ERA became an official record.”
Skins took the mound as an NL starting pitcher in this year’s All-Star Game and became the first rookie pitcher to start the All-Star Game in 29 years since Hideo Nomo in 1995.
Skins is also attracting attention in the “award season.”
Skins became the second Pittsburgh Rookie of the Year after Jason Bay (2004) and the fifth player to win the Rookie of the Year award by being drafted first overall in the rookie draft.
Bob Horner (1978), Daryl Strawberry (1983), Bryce Harper (2012), and Carlos Correa (2015) were the “first overall designated players” who won the rookie award before the skins.
Skins received 23 first-place votes and seven second-place votes in the rookie of the year vote, beating San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill, who received seven first-place votes and 23 second-place votes.
Hill made his big league debut in 2021 and also took the big league mound in 2022.
However, 토토사이트 only pitched 33 ⅓ innings before this season to maintain his eligibility for the Rookie of the Year award (less than 50 innings).
This year, Hill won the Rookie of the Year award by securing a spot as a starting pitcher for the Yankees, posting a 15-7 record and a 3.50 ERA.
Hill is the 10th Rookie of the Year winner ever produced by the Yankees.
The Yankees’ ninth rookie award was Aaron Judge (2017).
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