What MLB player won the Rookie of the Year and then the next year won the MVP award?

Answer 1

As of the 2008 season that has happened twice: Frank Robinson - 1956 National League Rookie of the Year and 1966 American League MVP Dick Allen - 1964 National League Rookie of the Year and 1972 American League MVP

Answer 2

Dustin pedroia Boston Red Sox.. 2007 rookie and 2008 MVP, Johnson

Before him, this was done by Ryan Howard: RoY in 2005 and MVP in 2006; and by Cal Ripken Jr, 1982 and 1983.

Ichiro Suzuki and Fred Lynn both won the RoY and the MVP in the SAME year: 2001 and 1975.

Answer 3

This has never been done. The closest has been Fred Lynn, who won RoY and MVP in 1975, and also came within a few outs of being on a Series winner that year.

Willie Mays won RoY in 1951, served in the military the next two years, and won the MVP and won a Series his next full year, in 1954.

Dustin Pedroia won the RoY and a series title in 2007, and an MVP the next year.

Cal Ripken did almost the same in 1982 and 1983.

Answer 4

Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles won Rookie of the year in 1982. In 1983 he won the AL MVP award as well as the World Series.

Answer 5

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