Jackie Robinson AL Rookies of the Year

The Associated Press

Nov 10, 2026

x-unanimous

2026 - Kevin McGonigle, Detroit

2025 - x-Nick Kurtz, Athletics

2024 - Luis Gil, New York

2023 - x-Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore

2022 - Julio Rodriguez, Seattle

2021 - Randy Arozarena, Tampa Bay

2020 - x-Kyle Lewis, Seattle

2019 - x-Yordan Alvarez, Houston

2018 - Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles

2017 - x-Aaron Judge, New York

2016 - Michael Fulmer, Detroit

2015 - Carlos Correa, Houston

2014 - x-Jose Abreu, Chicago

2013 - Wil Myers, Tampa Bay

2012 - x-Mike Trout, Los Angeles

2011 - Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay

2010 - Neftali Feliz, Texas

2009 - Andrew Bailey, Oakland

2008 - x-Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay

2007 - Dustin Pedroia, Boston

2006 - Justin Verlander, Detroit

2005 - Huston Street, Oakland

2004 - Bobby Crosby, Oakland

2003 - Angel Berroa, Kansas City

2002 - Eric Hinske, Toronto

2001 - Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle

2000 - Kazuhiro Sasaki, Seattle

1999 - Carlos Beltran, Kansas City

1998 - Ben Grieve, Oakland

1997 - x-Nomar Garciaparra, Boston

1996 - x-Derek Jeter, New York

1995 - Marty Cordova, Minnesota

1994 - Bob Hamelin, Kansas City

1993 - x-Tim Salmon, California

1992 - Pat Listach, Milwaukee

1991 - Chuck Knoblauch, Minnesota

1990 - x-Sandy Alomar, Jr., Cleveland

1989 - Gregg Olson, Baltimore

1988 - Walt Weiss, Oakland

1987 - x-Mark McGwire, Oakland

1986 - Jose Canseco, Oakland

1985 - Ozzie Guillen, Chicago

1984 - Alvin Davis, Seattle

1983 - Ron Kittle, Chicago

1982 - Cal Ripken, Baltimore

1981 - Dave Righetti, New York

1980 - Joe Charbonneau, Cleveland

1979 - John Castino, Minnesota, and Alfredo Griffin, Toronto

1978 - Lou Whitaker, Detroit

1977 - Eddie Murray, Baltimore

1976 - Mark Fidrych, Detroit

1975 - Fred Lynn, Boston

1974 - Mike Hargrove, Texas

1973 - Al Bumbry, Baltimore

1972 - x-Carlton Fisk, Boston

1971 - Chris Chambliss, Cleveland

1970 - Thurman Munson, New York

1969 - Lou Piniella, Kansas City

1968 - Stan Bahnsen, New York

1967 - Rod Carew, Minnesota

1966 - Tommie Agee, Chicago

1965 - Curt Blefary, Baltimore

1964 - Tony Oliva, Minnesota

1963 - Gary Peters, Chicago

1962 - Tom Tresh, New York

1961 - Don Schwall, Boston

1960 - Ron Hansen, Baltimore

1959 - Bob Allison, Washington

1958 - Albie Pearson, Washington

1957 - Tony Kubek, New York

1956 - Luis Aparicio, Chicago

1955 - Herb Score, Cleveland

1954 - Bob Grim, New York

1953 - Harvey Kuenn, Detroit

1952 - Harry Byrd, Philadelphia

1951 - Gil McDougald, New York

1950 - Walt Dropo, Boston

1949 - Roy Sievers, St. Louis

NOTE: One player was selected as Major League Rookie of the Year in 1947 and 1948. The policy of naming a player from each league was inaugurated in 1949.