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Pirates’ Pitching Phenom Skenes Selected as 2024 National League Rookie of the Year

Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Paul Skenes has been named the MLB 2024 National League’s Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year.
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Pirates’ Pitching Phenom Skenes Selected as 2024 National League Rookie of the Year
Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates throws a pitch during the first inning of the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Sept. 28, 2024. Dustin Satloff/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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On Monday, live on MLB Network TV, National Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. made the official announcement—Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Paul Skenes has been selected the 2024 MLB National League Rookie of the Year.

Skenes earned 23 of 30 first-place votes and 136 points. San Diego Padres’ Outfielder Jackson Merrill came in second place with 104 points. Thirty individual ballots were submitted by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, with two writers representing each city in the National League.

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