MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
62 award winners
The MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie has been awarded 62 times, from 1994 to 2024. The most recent winner on record is Colton Cowser in 2024, playing for BAL. There are 62 distinct winners in the list below.
Data updated
Award Overview
- Award Name
- MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
- Total Awards Given
- 62
- First Awarded
- 1994
- Most Recent
- 2024
All Winners
Complete list of MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie recipients
| Year | Player Name | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Colton Cowser | BAL | AL |
| 2024 | Jackson Merrill | SDN | NL |
| 2023 | Corbin Carroll | ARI | NL |
| 2023 | Gunnar Henderson | BAL | AL |
| 2022 | Julio Rodriguez | SEA | AL |
| 2022 | Spencer Strider | ATL | NL |
| 2021 | Jonathan India | CIN | NL |
| 2021 | Ryan Mountcastle | BAL | AL |
| 2020 | Jake Cronenworth | SDN | NL |
| 2020 | Kyle Lewis | SEA | AL |
| 2019 | Pete Alonso | NYN | NL |
| 2019 | Yordan Alvarez | HOU | AL |
| 2018 | Ronald Acuña | ATL | NL |
| 2018 | Miguel Andujar | NYA | AL |
| 2017 | Cody Bellinger | LAN | NL |
| 2017 | Aaron Judge | NYA | AL |
| 2016 | Michael Fulmer | DET | AL |
| 2016 | Corey Seager | LAN | NL |
| 2015 | Kris Bryant | CHN | NL |
| 2015 | Carlos Correa | HOU | AL |
| 2014 | Jose Abreu | CHA | AL |
| 2014 | Jacob deGrom | NYN | NL |
| 2013 | Jose Fernandez | MIA | NL |
| 2013 | Wil Myers | TBA | AL |
| 2012 | Todd Frazier | CIN | NL |
| 2012 | Mike Trout | LAA | AL |
| 2011 | Craig Kimbrel | ATL | NL |
| 2011 | Mark Trumbo | LAA | AL |
| 2010 | Austin Jackson | DET | AL |
| 2010 | Buster Posey | SFN | NL |
| 2009 | Gordon Beckham | CHA | AL |
| 2009 | J. A. Happ | PHI | NL |
| 2008 | Evan Longoria | TBA | AL |
| 2008 | Geovany Soto | CHN | NL |
| 2007 | Ryan Braun | MIL | NL |
| 2007 | Dustin Pedroia | BOS | AL |
| 2006 | Dan Uggla | FLO | NL |
| 2006 | Justin Verlander | DET | AL |
| 2005 | Huston Street | OAK | AL |
| 2005 | Willy Taveras | HOU | NL |
| 2004 | Jason Bay | PIT | NL |
| 2004 | Bobby Crosby | OAK | AL |
| 2003 | Angel Berroa | KCA | AL |
| 2003 | Scott Podsednik | MIL | NL |
| 2002 | Eric Hinske | TOR | AL |
| 2002 | Jason Jennings | COL | NL |
| 2001 | Albert Pujols | SLN | NL |
| 2001 | Ichiro Suzuki | SEA | AL |
| 2000 | Rafael Furcal | ATL | NL |
| 2000 | Terrence Long | OAK | AL |
| 1999 | Carlos Beltran | KCA | AL |
| 1999 | Preston Wilson | FLO | NL |
| 1998 | Ben Grieve | OAK | AL |
| 1998 | Kerry Wood | CHN | NL |
| 1997 | Nomar Garciaparra | BOS | AL |
| 1997 | Scott Rolen | PHI | NL |
| 1996 | Todd Hollandsworth | LAN | NL |
| 1996 | Derek Jeter | NYA | AL |
| 1995 | Marty Cordova | MIN | AL |
| 1995 | Chipper Jones | ATL | NL |
| 1994 | Bob Hamelin | KCA | AL |
| 1994 | Raul Mondesi | LAN | NL |
About the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie list
The MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie list on this page runs from 1994 to 2024. The earliest winners were Bob Hamelin and Raul Mondesi. For 2024, the table lists Colton Cowser and Jackson Merrill. No player appears on the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie list more than once. The League column shows separate American and National League winners from 1994 on. No club turns up in the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie Team column as often as the Atlanta Braves. The years just before that belong to Corbin Carroll and Gunnar Henderson (2023), Julio Rodriguez and Spencer Strider (2022), Jonathan India and Ryan Mountcastle (2021), Jake Cronenworth and Kyle Lewis (2020), and Pete Alonso and Yordan Alvarez (2019). By decade, the years 2010 and 2019 hold the most MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie entries. The first American League row is Bob Hamelin in 1994. The first National League row is Raul Mondesi in 1994. Each name links to the player's profile, where the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie also appears in the honors table.
MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie: Frequently Asked Questions
- Who won the most recent MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie?
- Colton Cowser won the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie in 2024.
- Who has won the most MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie awards?
- Aaron Judge, with 1 win.
- When was the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie first awarded?
- The first MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie on record was awarded in 1994; the most recent in this list is from 2024.
- How many players have won the MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie?
- 62 different players have won it, across 62 awards.