Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes was named the National League's Rookie of the Year Monday night, beating out a loaded field that included Jackson Merrill and Jackson Chourio after posting one of the best rookie campaigns for a pitcher in MLB history.
ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from 2016 to 2018 for The Washington Post before covering the Los Angeles Dodgers and MLB for the Los Angeles Times from 2018 to 2024.was named the National League's Rookie of the Year on Monday, beating out a loaded field after posting one of the best rookie campaigns for a pitcher in major league history.
Chourio, who doesn't turn 21 until March, signed an $82 million extension last offseason before making major-league debut and, after a slow start, lived up to the investment. Chourio went on a tear after carrying a .201 batting average and .575 OPS through June 1, batting .305 with 16 home runs and an .888 OPS over his final 97 games. He finished the year with a .275/.327/.464 slash line, 21 home runs, 22 steals and 3.
His first 11 outings were so dominant that he was named the starting pitcher for the NL All-Star team, setting the stage for an electric first inning in Arlington against four of the sport's best hitters. Skenes, the fifth rookie to ever start the exhibition, threw 16 pitches to. He walked Soto in an otherwise clean inning. He touched 100 mph and showcased his splinker -- a splitter-sinker hybrid. The sequence, like every one of his starts, was must-watch television.
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