By Raúl Germán Bautista.
USA.– The Dominican law of Yankees, Luis Gilwas selected Rookie of the Year 2024 of the American League in the American League, award given by the magazine Baseball Digest.
On the other hand, in the National League, the right hand of the Pirates, Paul Skeneswas distinguished as the best among first-year pitchers.
Gil had a record of 15 wins and 7 losses, with an ERA of 3.50. He had 29 starts, with 151.2 innings, where he struck out 171 batters and had a WHIP of 1.19.
Gil, who had a memorable month of May to start his campaign in the Big Top. In May, the 26-year-old from Dominican Republic made six starts and amazed everyone by recording a 0.70 earned run average in 38.2 innings. He struck out 44 and walked 12 during that period.
Skenes, who less than a year after being chosen first overall in the Draft MLB It was a flamethrower sensation. He had a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, with an ERA of 1.96. He had 23 starts, with 133.0 innings, where he struck out 170 batters and had a WHIP of 0.95.
An 11-member panel determined the winners through independent votes. The group was made up of writers and broadcasters, including Jim Callis, Jonathan Mayo y Jordan Bastian of MLB.com.
Each candidate received three points for each first place vote, two for second and one for third place.
Both races were close, with Gil edging out Orioles outfielder Colton Cowser by four points (Gil amassed six first-place votes, Cowser received three and the closer of the Athletics, Mason Millerof the).
Skenes led Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill by seven points (Skenes received nine first-place points and Merrill two).
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BASEBALL DIGEST.-
Baseball Digest is a baseball magazine published in Orlando, Floridaby Grandstand Publishing, LLC. It is the baseball magazine with the longest history in the USA.
The magazine was created in 1942 by Herbert F. Simons, a sports journalist Chicago Daily Times . Simons first published the magazine in August 1942.
