Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle was named the American League Rookie of the Year on Monday night.
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Kevin McGonigle won the American League Rookie of the Year award Monday night after an all-around season for the Detroit Tigers. McGonigle played most of the year at 21 and posted a .278 batting average and .806 OPS, with 18 home runs, 72 RBIs, 28 doubles and 12 stolen bases. He split his time between third base and shortstop. The first Tigers player to win the award since pitcher Michael Fulmer in 2016, McGonigle was also the first Tigers infielder to earn Rookie of the Year since Lou Whitaker in 1978. He received 28 of 30 first-place votes and finished with 204 points in Baseball Writers’ Association of America balloting conducted before the postseason. The other American League finalists were Cleveland Guardians left-hander Parker Messick and Boston Red Sox lefty Payton Tolle. Messick placed second with the other two first-place votes and 122 points after going 12-9 with a 2.56 ERA and 193 strikeouts, while Tolle finished third with 54 points, going 9-6 with a 3.03 ERA and 171 strikeouts.
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