Voting for American League and National League Rookies of the Year by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. First-place votes in parentheses:
American League
Evan Longoria, Rays (28) — 140
Alexei Ramirez, White Sox — 59
Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox — 26
Mike Aviles, Royals — 9
Armando Gallaraga, Tigers — 9
Joey Devine, Athletics — 3
Denard Span, Twins — 2
Nick Blackburn, Twins — 1
Joba Chamberlain, Yankees — 1
Brad Ziegler, A's — 1
National League
Geovany Soto, Cubs (31) — 158
Joey Votto, Reds (1) — 76
Jair Jurrjens, Braves — 34
Edinson Volquez, Reds — 9
Jay Bruce, Reds — 7
Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs — 4
Notes
- Longoria was first on all 28 ballots submitted by two writers in each league city for a perfect total of 140 points. He is the seventh AL rookie to win the award by a unanimous vote and the first since Nomar Garciaparra in 1997. He led AL rookies in home runs (27), RBI (85), total bases (238) and extra-base hits (60).
- Longoria is the first player in Rays franchise history (11 years) to earn an award from the baseball writers.
- Soto, the first rookie catcher to ever be selected by fans as an All-Star starter, was the only NL player named on all ballots.
- Soto is the fifth NL catcher to win the award (Johnny Bench, Earl Williams, Benito Santiago and Mike Piazza are the others).
