Tyler Fitzgerald was one of the brightest spots of the 2024 San Francisco Giants season, and was one of the best rookies in the Majors. Unfortunately, the history books won’t quite reflect that.
On Monday, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America unveiled the winners of the 2024 American League and National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards. And while it once seemed inevitable that Fitzgerald would receive some down-ballot votes for that honor, he ended up shut out.
That was primarily due to a historically top-heavy rookie class in the National League, with Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, San Diego Padres outfielder Jackson Merrill, and Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio almost unanimously standing above the rest of the pack.