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Yankees could have co-AL Rookie of the Year Award winners

Only twice since Major League Baseball first starting giving out Rookie of the Year Awards in 1947 (Jackie Robinson), have two players from the same league shared the honor in the same season. However, a pair of young Yankees; Miguel Andujar and Gleyber Torres, could become the next duo to accomplish the feat.

The first co-ROY winners were in 1976 and came from the National League when relief pitcher Butch Metzger of the Padres and starting pitcher Pat Zachry of the Reds split the vote. That year, Metzger went 11-4 with a 2.92 ERA and 16 saves in 77 appearances.