Major League Baseball revealed the finalists on the afternoon of Monday, November 11 Rookie of the Year by the American League. The Dominican pitcher of the New York Yankees, Luis Gilappears as one of the candidates to win said recognition.
It is not the first season of Luis Gil with the New York team, in fact, the 2024 campaign was the third in the Big Top for the Dominican. However, in his first two years he did not meet the minimum number of matches to qualify for the award; In 2021 he saw action in six games and in 2022, only once.
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2024 was another story, since Aaron Boone It counted on the pitcher to be part of the franchise’s rotation, playing a total of 29 games where he left very good records.
The pitcher shares a shortlist with his teammate Austin Wells and the Baltimore Orioles center fielder, Colton Cowser. The three players completed a very good year in terms of performance and statistics.
Although Colton Cowser seems to have an advantage to win the Rookie of the Year, all is not lost for Luis Gil. The magazine Baseball Digest named the Dominican, along with Paul Skenes, as the best rookies of the year of 2024 in their respective leagues. This award can be a preview of what may happen in the future with this award.
Luis Gil’s numbers in MLB 2024
Luis Gil The season started in style. He completed an almost perfect month of May and was a preamble to everything that was to come: he took the mound 29 times and pitched 151.2 innings; He gave up 104 hits, 60 runs (59 earned) and 18 home runs.
Throughout the year he had moments of lack of control and it was reflected in his statistics: 77 walks and he hit eight batters. At the same time, there were situations of total dominance with 171 strikeouts, a WHIP of 1.19 and Earned Run Average of 3.50.
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More than respectable numbers for the first year of Luis Gil with a more important role in the rotation of New York Yankees. His statistics are worthy of being the winner of the award, however, his competitors also have a great record, which makes the race for the prize tighter. Rookie of the Year.
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