Day: November 23, 2016

by Jacoby Nolnaho

2016 Rookie of the Year Winners

Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Michael Fulmer and Los Angeles Dodgers’ shortstop Corey Seager both won the Rookie of the Year award for 2016. Fulmer was brilliant at the beginning of 2016 but slowed down towards the end. Some analysts thought that rookie Gary Sanchez might take honors due to Fulmer’s slow end. Corey Seager was consistent the entire season and collected over 190 hits and over 40 doubles along with a Silver Slugger.

 

by Jacoby Nolnaho

2016 Silver Slugger Winners

2016 saw many new Silver Slugger honorees. Along with the newbies, some of the usual made an appearance. Josh Donaldson, Mike Trout, and Jose Altuve all took home some hardware. Even David Ortiz, in his final season, took home the silver. Here are the winners:

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Catcher: Salvador Perez (Royals)
First base: Miguel Cabrera (Tigers)
Second base: Jose Altuve (Astros)
Third base: Josh Donaldson (Blue Jays)
Shortstop: Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox)
Outfield: Mookie Betts (Red Sox)
Outfield: Mike Trout (Angels)
Outfield: Mark Trumbo (Orioles)
Designated hitter: David Ortiz (Red Sox)

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Catcher: Wilson Ramos (Nationals)
First base: Anthony Rizzo (Cubs)
Second base: Daniel Murphy (Nationals)
Third base: Nolan Arenado (Rockies)
Shortstop: Corey Seager (Dodgers)
Outfield: Charlie Blackmon (Rockies)
Outfield: Yoenis Cespedes (Mets)
Outfield: Christian Yelich (Marlins)
Pitcher: Jake Arrieta (Cubs)

From mlb.com

by Jacoby Nolnaho

2016 Gold Glove Winners

2016 saw a bunch of new Gold Glove winners along with some of the usual. Most notably, Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer did not win the award. Here are the winners:

Catcher

National League: Buster Posey, Giants

American League: Salvador Perez, Royals

First base

National League: Anthony Rizzo, Cubs

American League: Mitch Moreland, Rangers

Second base

National League: Joe Panik, Giants

American League: Ian Kinsler, Tigers

Third base

National League: Nolan Arenado, Rockies

American League: Adrian Beltre, Rangers

Shortstop

National League: Brandon Crawford, Giants

American League: Francisco Lindor, Indians

Left field

National League: Starling Marte, Pirates

American League: Brett Gardner, Yankees

Center field

National League: Ender Inciarte, Braves

American League: Kevin Kiermaier, Rays

Right Field

National League: Jason Heyward, Cubs

American League: Mookie Betts, Red Sox

Pitcher

National League: Zack Greinke, Diamondbacks

American League: Dallas Keuchel, Astros

From Sports Illustrated (si.com)

by Jacoby Nolnaho

Steal Facts: Brooks Robinson

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  • Brooks Calbert Robinson, Jr. was born May 18, 1937 in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • Robinson played his first game in 1955.
  • Brooks played all of his 23 seasons with the Baltimore Orioles.
  • In Robinson’s career, he collected 2,848 hits, 268 home runs, 1,232 runs, 1,357 RBIs, and a .267 batting average in 2,896 career games.
  • He played over 160 games five different times. He played 150 games 14 times.
  • Robinson collected a variety of MVPs in his career. He won the American League MVP in 1964, the All Star Game MVP in 1966, and the World Series MVP in 1970.
  • He was a good person on and off the field. He won the Roberto Clemente award in 1972.
  • The most impressive out of all his stats and awards is his Gold Gloves. He won a grand total of 16 Gold Gloves. From 1960 to 1975, Brooks took home one piece of hardware every year. In 2016, Robinson was given the Gold Glove Award For Life.
  • He played his final game in 1977.
  • Robinson was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983. In 2016, he was given a statue of himself inside Camden Yards at Oriole Park.