Luis Gil, the young Dominican pitcher of the New York Yankees, was awarded Rookie of the Year on November 7, according to the digital magazine Baseball Digest.
The news was shared by Bryan HochNew York Yankees writer for MLB.com, in his official X profile: «New York Yankees right-hander, Luis Gil, has been named 2024 American League Rookie of the Year by Baseball Digest. BBWAA Rookies of the Year will be announced on November 18 »the reporter wrote.
Yankees RHP Luis Gil has been named Baseball Digest’s 2024 AL Rookie of the Year. @BaseballDigest
The BBWAA Rookies of the Year will be announced on Nov. 18.
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) November 7, 2024
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For Luis Gil, the 2024 MLB season with the New York Yankees was a total success. The 26-year-old right-hander worked in 29 games (all as a starter) and in that period left a 15-7 record. The Dominican He also struck out 171 opponents and left an earned run percentage of 3.50 after 151.2 innings of work.
This was the first full campaign for Luis Gil, as we remember that he saw action in eight games in 2021 and another in 2022. In general terms in the Major Leagues, the pitchman has a record of 16-8 with an ERA of 3.55 and 214 strikeouts in 185.0 innings worked.
Paul Skenes with Luis Gil as winners in MLB
Just as the Dominican of the New York Yankees, Luis Gil, won the Rookie of the Year Award for the American League, another pitcher, in this case Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates, did the same for the National League.
According to the message of MLB.com: «Paul Skenes, the sensation who made his MLB debut less than a year after Pittsburgh selected him first overall in the draft, is the winner in the National League. Luis Gil, who had an unforgettable May to launch his Rookie of the Year campaign, takes home the American League honor..
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It is worth mentioning that both players were chosen by a panel of 11 members who voted independently, among them were MLB journalists and announcers. Each candidate received three points for each first-place vote, two for each second-place vote, and one for each third-place vote.
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