Players rarely get more than one chance to capture the Rookie of the Year award. During his early days with the New York Mets, Gregg Jefferies had two opportunities at the award.
As we know, Jefferies came up short both times. However, he’s still one of the few players in MLB history who made two runs at the honor.
Jefferies made his MLB debut in 1987 with six plate appearances for the Mets in as many games. He played more time in 1988 when the Mets gave him 29 games and 118 trips to the plate to show off what he had.