Seattle Mariner outfielder Julio Rodriguez has been named the American League Rookie of the Year.
Rodriguez received 29 of 30 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
The 21-year-old hit .284, led all rookies in homers with 28, OPS at .855 and total bases with 260 while helping the Mariners clinch their first postseason berth since 2001, snapping the longest active drought among the four major North American professional sports.
