For the second straight year, a rookie has been named the best player on the Orioles. Before 2022, only two rookies had been named MVO in Orioles history dating back to 1954. Earlier this season, i…
September 30, 2023 at 5:53 p.m.Gunnar Henderson, at just 22 years old, was announced as the Most Valuable Oriole on Saturday, as local media recognized the young star who helped propel Baltimore atop the American League.
“That was pretty awesome,” said Dave Jennings, Henderson’s signing scout who also won the Orioles’ Jim Russo Scout of the Year Award on Saturday. “Gunnar’s just been so exciting. Seeing him win that was just outstanding, no question.” He said his ability to grow during his early struggles is why he was able to make it to the other side thriving.
Henderson, who joins Gregg Olson , Rodrigo López and Rutschman as rookies to win MVO, will likely receive more hardware this fall. He opened the season as the favorite to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award, but his odds from Vegas sportsbooks dipped after he hit .170 through May 12. He later re-established himself as the front-runner and is now a shoo-in to become the first Oriole to win the award since Olson in 1989.
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