Good morning, Camden Chatters.
MLB awards season is upon us, which usually doesn’t mean much to the Orioles. Of the three major awards for players — Most Valuable Player, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year — the O’s haven’t had a winner in 28 years, when Cal Ripken was named AL MVP in 1991. The Birds haven’t had a Rookie of the Year since Gregg Olson in 1989 and have a nearly 40-year Cy Young drought since Steve Stone took home the honors in 1980.
The O’s will be shut out of two of those categories again this season, but for once, they have a fighting chance in the ROY race.