Gunnar Henderson is the 13th player to win the AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award by a unanimous vote and the first for the Orioles.
The other unanimous choices: Carlton Fisk (1972), Mark McGwire (1987), Sandy Alomar Jr. (1990), Tim Salmon (1993), Derek Jeter (1996), Nomar Garciaparra (1997), Evan Longoria (2008), Mike Trout (2012), Jose Abreu (2014), Aaron Judge (2017), Yordan Alvarez (2019) and Kyle Lewis (2020). There have been 14 unanimous winners in the National League, including 2023 winner Corbin Carroll.
This is the eighth time a member of the Orioles organization has been elected and the first in 34 years since Gregg Olson in 1989. Other winners from the franchise: Roy Sievers (1949 with the Browns, who moved from St. Louis to Baltimore and became the Orioles in 1954), Ron Hanson (1960), Curt Blefary (1965), Al Bumbry (1973), Eddie Murray (1977) and Cal Ripken Jr. (1982).
Henderson was the only player named on every ballot.
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, one point for third place.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Henderson, Orioles | 30 | 150 | ||
| Tanner Bibee, Guardians | 20 | 7 | 67 | |
| Triston Casas, Red Sox | 6 | 7 | 25 | |
| Josh Jung, Rangers | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
| Yainer Diaz, Astros | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox | 3 | 3 | ||
| Edouard Julien, Twins | 2 | 2 | ||
| Anthony Volpe, Yankees | 1 | 1 |
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.
| Name | Affiliation | Chapter | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roch Kubatko | MASNsports.com | BAL | Henderson | Casas | Bibee |
| Noah Trister | The Associated Press | BAL | Henderson | Bibee | Diaz |
| Chris Cotillo | MassLive | BOS | Henderson | Casas | Bibee |
| Ian Browne | MLB.com | BOS | Henderson | Casas | Jung |
| LaMond Pope | Chicago Tribune | CHI | Henderson | Bibee | Casas |
| Bruce Levine | WSCR radio | CHI | Henderson | Bibee | Yoshida |
| Mandy Bell | MLB.com | CLE | Henderson | Bibee | Casas |
| Christopher Assenheimer | The Chronicle-Telegram | CLE | Henderson | Jung | Bibee |
| Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press | DET | Henderson | Bibee | Jung |
| Cody Stavenhagen | The Athletic | DET | Henderson | Bibee | Julien |
| Jesus Linares | Pelota Brava | HOU | Henderson | Diaz | Bibee |
| Richard Justice | Texas Monthly | HOU | Henderson | Casas | Bibee |
| Dan Hirsch | Baseball-Reference.com | KC | Henderson | Bibee | Julien |
| Jeff Zimmerman | FanGraphs | KC | Henderson | Bibee | Jung |
| Hiroyuki Minegishi | Jiji Press | LA | Henderson | Bibee | Yoshida |
| Akiyuki Shiraishi | Kyodo News | LA | Henderson | Bibee | Yoshida |
| Do-Hyoung Park | MLB.com | MIN | Henderson | Bibee | Casas |
| Phil Miller | Minneapolis Star Tribune | MIN | Henderson | Bibee | Diaz |
| Gary Phillips | New York Daily News | NY | Henderson | Bibee | Casas |
| Randy Miller | NJ.com | Newark Star-Ledger | NY | Henderson | Bibee | Jung |
| Janie McCauley | The Associated Press | OAK | Henderson | Jung | Bibee |
| Melissa Lockard | The Athletic | OAK | Henderson | Bibee | Diaz |
| Tim Booth | Associated Press | SEA | Henderson | Bibee | Jung |
| Corey Brock | At-large | SEA | Henderson | Bibee | Casas |
| Mark Didtler | Associated Press Freelancer | TB | Henderson | Casas | Volpe |
| John Romano | Tampa Bay Times | TB | Henderson | Bibee | Casas |
| Shawn McFarland | The Dallas Morning News | TEX | Henderson | Bibee | Jung |
| Stephen Hawkins | Associated Press | TEX | Henderson | Jung | Bibee |
| Julia Kreuz | MLB.com | TOR | Henderson | Bibee | Casas |
| Ben Nicholson-Smith | Sportsnet | TOR | Henderson | Casas | Jung |