Shin-Soo Choo was the Texas Rangers’ lone All-Star in 2018, when he set a single-season club record for consecutive games reaching base, and on Friday he was selected as the Rangers Player of the Year by media who covers the team.
Reliever Jose Leclerc, who finished the season as the closer, was voted as the Pitcher of the Year; infielder/catcher Isiah Kiner-Falefa was picked as the Rookie of the Year; and center fielder Delino DeShields was picked as the winner of the Harold McKinney Good Guy Award.
A tough second half tarnished Choo’s numbers as he finished a .