Yordan Álvarez is the 11th player to win the AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year award by a unanimous vote and the first for the Houston Astros. The other unanimous choices: Carlton Fisk, Mark McGwire, Sandy Alomar Jr., Tim Salmon, Derek Jeter, Nomar Garciaparra, Evan Longoria, Mike Trout, Jose Abreu and Aaron Judge. There have been 13 unanimous winners in the National League.

Álvarez is the third Astros player to win the award and the second in the AL as he joins Carlos Correa, the 2015 winner. The only player to win the award during Houston’s 51 seasons in the National League was Jeff Bagwell in 1991. The Astros moved to the AL in 2013.

Álvarez played left field in 10 games and was a designated hitter in 74 games. This marks the second consecutive year that a DH won the award as Álvarez followed the Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, who pitched in 10 games and was a DH in 82 games in 2018. The only other full-time DHs to win the award were the Orioles’ Eddie Murray in 1977 and the Royals’ Bob Hamelin in 1994.

The 87 games played by Álvarez, who was called up in early June, are the fewest for any position player named AL Rookie of the Year and the second fewest overall only to the 52 games Willie McCovey, the 1959 NL winner, played for the Giants that year. The previous lowest total for an AL-winning position player was in 2013 by the Rays’ Wil Myers with 88, the same total as 2005 NL winner Ryan Howard had with the Phillies.

Álvarez was the only player listed on every ballot.

Ballots, submitted prior to postseason play, were cast by two writers in each league city. They are tabulated on a system that rewards five points for first place, three points for second place and one point for third place.



2019 AL Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year

Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd Points Yordan Álvarez, Astros 30 150 John Means, Orioles 16 5 53 Brandon Lowe, Rays 6 9 27 Eloy Jimenez, White Sox 4 8 20 Cavan Biggio, Blue Jays 2 1 7 Luis Arraez, Twins 1 2 5 Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays 1 2 5 Oscar Mercado, Indians 3 3

Below is a breakdown of the 30 individual ballots, submitted by two writers representing each city in the American League. For more information on the voting, see our Voting FAQ.



Name Affiliation Chapter 1st 2nd 3rd Dan Connolly The Athletic Baltimore BAL Álvarez Means Jimenez William Lloyd Ladson MLB.com BAL Álvarez Jimenez Guerrero Jason Mastrodonato Boston Herald BOS Álvarez Means Biggio Alex Speier Boston Globe BOS Álvarez Means Jimenez Tony Andracki NBC Sports Chicago CHI Álvarez Means Jimenez Paul Sullivan Chicago Tribune CHI Álvarez Jimenez Lowe Joe Noga cleveland.com CLE Álvarez Lowe Mercado Jim Ingraham Elyria Chronicle CLE Álvarez Jimenez Mercado Pat Caputo Oakland Press DET Álvarez Lowe Means Evan Woodbery MLive Media Group DET Álvarez Biggio Means Alyson Footer MLB.com HOU Álvarez Guerrero Jimenez Jesus Ortiz La Vida Baseball HOU Álvarez Means Jimenez Lynn Worthy Kansas City Star KC Álvarez Jimenez Mercado Sam Mellinger Kansas City Star KC Álvarez Means Lowe Fabian Ardaya The Athletic LA Álvarez Lowe Means Yuichi Matsushita Kyodo News LA Álvarez Means Jimenez Do-Hyoung Park MLB.com MIN Álvarez Means Arraez Betsy Helfand St. Paul Pioneer Press MIN Álvarez Means Lowe Lindsey Adler The Athletic NY Álvarez Lowe Means Anri Uechi Kyodo News NY Álvarez Means Lowe Chris Haft MLB.com OAK Álvarez Arraez Jimenez Eno Sarris The Athletic OAK Álvarez Biggio Lowe Meg Rowley FanGraphs SEA Álvarez Means Lowe Daniel Kramer MLB.com SEA Álvarez Means Arraez Josh Tolentino The Athletic TB Álvarez Means Lowe Eduardo A. Encina Tampa Bay Times TB Álvarez Lowe Means Mac Engel Fort Worth Star-Telegram TEX Álvarez Means Guerrero Kevin Sherrington Dallas Morning News TEX Álvarez Means Lowe Laura Armstrong Toronto Star TOR Álvarez Lowe Jimenez Arden Zwelling Sportsnet.ca TOR Álvarez Means Lowe