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MLB NL Rookie of the Year

Sport
Baseball
First Winner
Jackie Robinson
Established
1947

About MLB NL Rookie of the Year

Annual award voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America which was originally called the J. Louis Comiskey Memorial Award. In July of 1987, it was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award.

Achievement of MLB NL Rookie of the Year

In 1947 and 1948, the award was given to join one person between the AL and NL: Jackie Robinson and Alvin DarkFernando Valenzuela was the first person to win Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year. 

Latest information about MLB NL Rookie of the Year updated on July 28 2021.