Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award |
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Awarded for | Eastern League's Regular Season Rookie of the Year |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1993 |
Currently held by | Rhys Hoskins |
The Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's Eastern League. In 1997, Cliff Floyd won the first ever Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award.
First basemen, with 7 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (3) and shortstops (2). One player who won the award was a pitcher. Twelve outfielders have won the award, the most of any position.
Five players from the Reading Phillies/Fightin Phils have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Harrisburg Senators (5); the Akron Aeros and Binghamton Mets (3); the Altoona Curve and New Haven Ravens (2); and the Bowie Baysox, Portland Sea Dogs, and Trenton Thunder (1).
Seven players from the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization (5); the Cleveland Indians and New York Mets organizations (3); the Pittsburgh Pirates organization (2); and the Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals organizations (1).