Correa won a close race with Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor, finishing first in the balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
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Major League Baseball Network was trying to set up a great candid moment of Bryant reacting to the news that he had been named NL Rookie of the Year.
Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa did not begin the season on a major league roster, but he finished it by winning the American League Rookie of the Year award on Monday. He hit.313/.392/.491 with 195 runs scored, 28 home runs, 199 RBI and 54 stolen bases in 282 career minor league games. Lindor’s best month of the season came in August when he hit.370/.413/.500. 275 with an. 857 OPS to go along with 26 home runs and 99 RBIs on the season. 295 with 12 homers and 77 RBI.
Cubs’ Kris Bryant wins NL Rookie of the Year unanimouslyRemember when the Chicago Cubs were holding the back the crown jewel in Kris Bryant? 279 with 22 homers, 68 RBIs and 14 steals, helping the Astros make their first postseason appearance in a decade. (.353) and finished second in hits (122), doubles (22) and multi-hit games (39) after debuting on June 14 at Detroit. His home runs were the second-most by a Dodgers rookie (Mike Piazza hit 35 in 1993), and his walks were the third-highest by a Dodgers rookie, behind Jim Gilliam (100 in 1953) and Billy Grabarkewitz (95 in 1970).
As impressive as Duffy’s season was, Bryant’s numbers made him the clear favorite for the award. He played the final 118 games of the season, the longest consecutive games streak in the National League, and he was a finalist for the Gold Glove Award. Correa received 17 first-place votes, while Lindor received the other 13.
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Correa also batted.284/.342/.569 with runners in scoring position, and with runners on base he put up a slash line of.293/.359/.569. The 2015 Rookie of the Year owned a 4.1 WAR in 2015 which ranked 41st in all of baseball.
