LOS ANGELES — I’m not sure if Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager has a fireplace at his house, but if so the mantel is starting to fill up with all the awards and honors earned in his first season. Seager on Wednesday was named the National League Outstanding Rookie in the 2016 MLB Players Choice Awards, recognized by his peers as the best first-year player in the game.
Seager beat out Trea Turner of the Nationals and Aledmys Diaz of the Cardinals for the award. He is the third Dodger to win NL Outstanding Rookie, which has been awarded every year since 1994, joining Raul Mondesi (1994) and Todd Hollandsworth (1996).