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McGonigle, Stewart win ROY Awards
Kevin McGonigle of the Detroit Tigers and Sal Stewart of the Cincinnati Reds have been named the winners of the American League and National League Rookie of the Year Awards, respectively.
McGonigle led the American League with 7.1 bWAR this season, slashing .278/.376/.430 while splitting his time between shortstop and third base. He received 28 first place votes and two second place votes. Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Parker Messick came in second and received the other two first place votes, along with 25 second place votes, two third place votes and a fourth place vote. Payton Tolle, Munetaka Murakami and Chase DeLauter rounded out the top five.