Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Braves were named Baseball Digest's American League and National League Rookie of the Year Award winners on Wednesday, as named by a seven-vote panel.
Ohtani and Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar had been considered the front-runners for the AL Rookie of the Year Award, and in Baseball Digest's tally, the Angels' two-way phenom edged Andujar by a significant margin, collecting six of the seven first-place votes. Ohtani, 24, is the sixth Angels rookie to receive the honor, joining Mark Clear, Brian Harvey, Tim Salmon, Garret Anderson and Mike Trout.