Monday afternoon, the AL Rookie of the Year was announced and Miguel Andujar was not the winner. As voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), Shohei Ohtani emerged as the clear favorite.
Ohtani won with 25 first-place votes while Andujar finished second, earning five first-place votes and 20 second-place votes.
Andujar lost to two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Ohtani impressed at the plate, clubbing 22 home runs in a shortened season with an overall .285 batting average and .564 slugging percentage. On the mound, Ohtani went 4-2 with a 3.