Chicago White Sox first baseman José Abreu is the 10th former AL Rookie of the Year Award winner (2014) to go on to win an MVP Award. The others were Fred Lynn in 1975 and Ichiro Suzuki in 2001, the only players to win both awards in the same season….
Cleveland Indians right-hander Shane Bieber was unanimously selected as the American League Cy Young winner. It marked the 10th time an AL pitcher has been a unanimous choice for the award. Three pitchers were unanimous selections twice – Johan Santana with the Twins in 2004 and 2006, Pedro Martinez with…
Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash was named American League manager of the year, after finishing in third place in each of the previous two years. This is the third time a Tampa Bay manager has been honored. Joe Maddon won the award while with the Rays in 2008 and…
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,…
