Carlos Correra continued to solidify his star status Monday after being named Sporting News AL Rookie of the Year.The last Astro to win the award was Willy Taveras in the Astros NL Champions season in 2005. Sporting News, a former print magazine turned website, features their own MLB awards each season as listed below:
- Sporting News Player of the Year (each position in AL & NL)
- Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL & NL)
- Sporting News Rookie of the Year (AL & NL)
- Sporting News Reliever of the Year
- Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year
- Sporting News Manager of the Year
- Sporting News Executive of the Year
The awards distributed from Sporting News are considered by many fans as in the same high regard as those from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America because players vote on the award instead of the writers.