Tigers RHP Michael Fulmer is Sporting News' 2016 American League Rookie of the Year, as selected by a panel of 164 AL players. SN has given out Rookie of the Year awards since 1946.
Michael Fulmer’s welcome-to-the-big-leagues moment was pretty unforgettable.
The Tigers’ 23-year-old right-hander made his major-league debut against the Rays on April 29, and Twins leadoff man Danny Santana hit a comebacker to Fulmer on his second pitch of the game.
“I run over to first and look up, and I’m tossing it to the greatest hitter on the planet standing at first base,” Fulmer said.