While the White Sox outfielder and power hitter qualified for the award, he didn’t finish in the top. Instead, the award went to Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuna, Jr. instead. And, their wins were not without controversy.
Instead of revisiting the controversy of the 2018 selections, let’s take a good look at the Rookie of the Year winners who were White Sox players. Six men have won the award while wearing the black and white pinstripes, and they were all very deserving of the award.
The six awards ties the storied Chicago franchise with two others in the AL: the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox.