The Cubs’ Kris Bryant Wins MLB National League Rookie Of The Year

Bryant, selected by the Cubs with the second pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, made a huge impact for his team, blasting 26 home runs, driving in 99 runs and logging a. 275 batting average. He led the minor leagues in home runs in 2014, which was his first full professional season.

Correa edged out Cleveland’s Francisco Lindor receiving 17 first-place and 13-second place votes giving him 124 points total.

Matt Duffy’s breakout first full season with the Giants garnered him a second-place finish in National League Rookie of the Year voting announced Monday.

A former Boise Hawks player has made it in the bigs. Chicago brought up Bryant after ensuring he can not be a free agent until after the 2021 season, and Houston gave Correa his debut after making sure he won’t be arbitration eligible until following the 2018 season. “I think heading into next year this whole experience is going to help myself and our whole team in general”. The Chicago Cubs’ third baseman Kris Bryant was rewarded for his sensational season with that award.

The AL Rookie of the Year was to be announced later Monday.

Kris Bryant was indeed that for Cubs fans in 2015.

Duffy finished second among NL rookies with 4.9 fWAR with Kang at 3.9 and Syndergaard at 3.1.

“I play for the love of the game”, Bryant said. “And I certainly exceeded my expectations this year”.

Bryant received all 30 first-place votes (150 points) to become the sixth Cub to win Rookie of the Year, joining Billy Williams (1961), Ken Hubbs (1962), Jerome Walton (1989), Kerry Wood (1998) and Geovany Soto (2008). That’s something I definitely want to get back to. He swiped 13 bases last season, third among NL rookies.

The buzz kept building as the Cubs won 97 games and finished with the third-best record in baseball.