Tim Salmon 1993
Tim Salmon of the California Angel won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1993.
Angel Berroa
Rookie of the Year is a yearly award given by most sports leagues to the best first year player in the league.
Since 1967, both the American and National Leagues have awarded the Cy Young Award to the top pitchers in the respective leagues for the season.
Sandy Alomar won the 1990 American League Rookie of the Year Award.
Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles.Ripken won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1982 and the American League Most Valuable Player award in 1983.
The 1987 American League rookie of the year winner was Mark McGwire
The 1999 American League rookie of the year winner was Carlos Beltran
Catcher Thurman Munson, of the New York Yankees, won the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1970.
That is the official name- the rookie of the year award.
WNBA Rookie of the Year Award was created in 1998.
Two Toronto Blue Jays players have won the American League Rookie of the Year Award. In 1979, shortstop Alfredo Griffin tied with Minnesota Twins third baseman John Castino for the award. In 2002, third baseman Eric Hinske won the award.