Milwaukee Brewers OF Jackson Chourio, San Diego Padres OF Jackson Merrill and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes were the 2024 NL ROY finalists.
Streaming 24/7: Watch NBC 5 local news and weather for free wherever you areoutfielder Jackson Merrill and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio. The other seven first-place votes went to Merrill, who placed second in voting with 104 total points ahead of Chourio's 26.Skenes made his big league debut on May 11, which was just a few weeks before his 22nd birthday and less than a year after Pittsburgh made him the No. 1 pick in the 2023 MLB Draft.
Skenes' 1.96 ERA stands as the lowest among all rookie pitchers who made at least 23 starts in the live ball era,. Among qualified NL rookies this past season, Skenes led the way in ERA, WHIP , opponents' batting average and strikeouts per nine innings .The right-hander also became just the fifth rookie pitcher to ever start an All-Star Game and the first No. 1 pick to start a Midsummer Classic the year after being drafted.
Skenes could add more hardware to his trophy case later this week, as he's also a finalist for NL Cy Young. Atlanta Braves southpaw Chris Sale and
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