NEW YORK—Pete Alonso of the New York Mets has been selected National League rookie of the year. Alonso led the majors with 53 home runs and earned 29-of-30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America revealed Monday night. Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez took all 30 first-place votes in the American League, becoming the 24th unanimous pick. The slugging first baseman is the sixth Met to win the award and first since teammate Jacob deGrom in 2014. Alvarez, a 22-year-old from Cuba, played 87 games after debuting in June, fewest by any position player to win AL rookie of the year.

Source: thestar November 12, 2019 01:04 UTC