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Skenes, Gil named Rookie of the Year winners

Pitchers Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Luis Gil of the New York Yankees have been named the National League and American League Rookie of the Year, respectively.

Skenes received 23 of 30 first place votes, with Jackson Merrill of the San Diego Padres receiving the other seven, and Skenes and Merrill were the top two on all 30 ballots. Jackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers received 26 third place votes, and Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs received four third place votes. They were the only four players to appear on a ballot in the National League.