Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis unanimously wins AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year

Kyle Lewis (Courtesy Ben VanHouten/Mariners)

November 9, 2020

Mariners outfielder Kyle Lewis is the 12th player to win the AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year award by a unanimous vote and the first for the Mariners.

The other unanimous choices: Carlton Fisk, Mark McGwire, Sandy Alomar Jr., Tim Salmon, Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra, Evan Longoria, Mike Trout, Jose Abreu, Aaron Judge and Yordan Alvarez. There have been 13 unanimous winners in the National League.

This marks the fourth time a Seattle player has been honored. The others were Alvin Davis in 1984, Kazuhiro Sasaki in 2000 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001.

Lewis, who was the only player named on every ballot, is the seventh center fielder to win the AL award, joining Mike Trout, Carlos Beltran, Fred Lynn, Tommie Agee, Bob Allison and Albie Pearson. There have been eight center fielders who won in the NL.

Ballots, submitted prior to postseason play, were cast by two writers representing each league city. They are tabulated on a system that awards five points for first place, three points for second place and one point for third place.

1st2nd3rdPoints
Kyle Lewis, Mariners30150
Luis Robert, White Sox27283
Cristian Javier, Astros1111
Sean Murphy, Athletics147
Willi Castro, Tigers147
James Karinchak, Indians55
Jared Walsh, Angels 114
Ryan Mountcastle, Orioles 11
Brady Singer, Royals 11
Jesus Luzardo, Athletics 11

Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the American League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.

NameAffiliationChapter1st2nd3rd
Dave GinsburgAssociated PressBALLewisRobertMountcastle
Roch KubatkoMASNBALLewisRobertKarinchak
David LaurilaFanGraphsBOSLewisRobertKarinchak
Steve HewittBoston HeraldBOSLewisRobertJavier
Scot GregorDaily HeraldCHILewisRobertJavier
Paul SullivanChicago TribuneCHILewisRobertKarinchak
Jim IngrahamElyria ChronicleCLELewisRobertCastro
Anthony CastrovinceMLB.comCLELewisRobertKarinchak
Jon Paul MorosiMLB.comDETLewisRobertMurphy
Chris McCoskyDetroit NewsDETLewisRobertCastro
Brian McTaggartMLB.comHOULewisRobertJavier
Alyson FooterMLB.comHOULewisRobertCastro
Vahe GregorianThe Kansas City StarKCLewisRobertSinger
Dave SkrettaThe Associated PressKCLewisRobertLuzardo
Sam MillerESPNLALewisRobertMurphy
Yuichi MatsushitaKyodo NewsLALewisRobertJavier
Patrick BorziMinnPost.comMINLewisCastroRobert
Dave CampbellAssociated PressMINLewisRobertWalsh
Brendan KutyNJ Advance MediaNYLewisRobertMurphy
Ken DavidoffNY PostNYLewisRobertJavier
Alex CoffeyThe AthleticOAKLewisMurphyRobert
Shayna RubinBay Area News GroupOAKLewisRobertMurphy
Lauren SmithThe News TribuneSEALewisRobertJavier
Corey BrockThe AthleticSEALewisRobertJavier
Eduardo A. EncinaTampa Bay TimesTBLewisRobertJavier
Mark DidtlerAP Freelance writerTBLewisRobertJavier
Stephen HawkinsAssociated PressTEXLewisRobertJavier
Tim CowlishawDallas Morning NewsTEXLewisWalshJavier
Kaitlyn McGrathThe AthleticTORLewisRobertKarinchak
Keegan MathesonMLB.comTORLewisRobertCastro

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