Major League Baseball Rookie of the Month Award

Monthly award in Major League Baseball
  • Four, shared by:
  • Ichiro Suzuki (2001)
  • Mike Trout (2012)
  • Aaron Judge (2017)
Most recent

Major League Baseball (MLB) honors its best rookies with a Rookie of the Month Award for one player in the American League (AL) and one in the National League (NL) during each month of the regular season. These awards have been issued since 2001, with players at all positions eligible.

Awards by month

The below tables list the winners in each league since the award was established in 2001.

In two instances, the award has been shared by players for the same month: Josh Johnson and Dan Uggla for June 2006 in the National League (NL); and Ben Revere and Jemile Weeks for June 2011 in the American League (AL).

Out of a possible six months during a player's rookie season, the most times a player has been named Rookie of the Month is four, achieved by Ichiro Suzuki (2001, AL), Mike Trout (2012, AL) and Aaron Judge (2017, AL). Three-time winners have been Jason Bay (2004, NL), José Abreu (2014, AL), Juan Soto (2018 NL), Pete Alonso (2019, NL), and Yordan Álvarez (2019, AL). A number of players have won it twice.

The majority of players named Rookie of the Year were also recognized as a Rookie of the Month at least once since the latter was established. The exceptions have been Huston Street (2005, AL), Hanley Ramírez (2006, NL), Michael Fulmer (2016, AL), Kyle Lewis (2020, AL), Devin Williams (2020, NL) and Randy Arozarena (2021, AL).

In the below tables, a name in italics indicates the player was later named Rookie of the Year for his league.

American League

Year Month Player(s) Team(s)
2001 April Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Mariners
May Ichiro Suzuki (2) Seattle Mariners
June Josh Towers Baltimore Orioles
July CC Sabathia Cleveland Indians
August Ichiro Suzuki (3) Seattle Mariners
September Ichiro Suzuki (4) Seattle Mariners
2002 April Carlos Peña Oakland Athletics
May Ryan Drese Cleveland Indians
June Eric Hinske Toronto Blue Jays
July Rodrigo Lopez Baltimore Orioles
August Josh Phelps Toronto Blue Jays
September Josh Phelps (2) Toronto Blue Jays
2003 April Rocco Baldelli Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May Rocco Baldelli (2) Tampa Bay Devil Rays
June Hideki Matsui New York Yankees
July Ángel Berroa Kansas City Royals
August Rafael Soriano Seattle Mariners
September Reed Johnson Toronto Blue Jays
2004 April Gerald Laird Texas Rangers
May Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox
June Bobby Crosby Oakland Athletics
July Robb Quinlan Anaheim Angels
August Frank Francisco Texas Rangers
September Ross Gload Chicago White Sox
2005 April Gustavo Chacín Toronto Blue Jays
May Damon Hollins Tampa Bay Devil Rays
June Joe Blanton Oakland Athletics
July Gustavo Chacín (2) Toronto Blue Jays
August Joe Blanton (2) Oakland Athletics
September Robinson Canó New York Yankees
2006 April Jonathan Papelbon Boston Red Sox
May Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers
June Francisco Liriano Minnesota Twins
July Francisco Liriano (2) Minnesota Twins
August Nick Markakis Baltimore Orioles
September Boof Bonser Minnesota Twins
2007 April Hideki Okajima Boston Red Sox
May Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox
June Brian Bannister Kansas City Royals
July Billy Butler Kansas City Royals
August Brian Bannister (2) Kansas City Royals
September Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox
2008 April David Murphy Texas Rangers
May Aaron Laffey Cleveland Indians
June Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays
July Chris Davis Texas Rangers
August Alexei Ramírez Chicago White Sox
September Scott Lewis Cleveland Indians
2009 April Scott Richmond Toronto Blue Jays
May Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers
June Nolan Reimold Baltimore Orioles
July Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox
August Andrew Bailey Oakland Athletics
September Brett Anderson Oakland Athletics
2010 April Austin Jackson Detroit Tigers
May Brennan Boesch Detroit Tigers
June Brennan Boesch (2) Detroit Tigers
July Wade Davis Tampa Bay Rays
August Brian Matusz Baltimore Orioles
September Neftalí Feliz Texas Rangers
2011 April Michael Pineda Seattle Mariners
May Jeremy Hellickson Tampa Bay Rays
June Ben Revere
Jemile Weeks		 Minnesota Twins
Oakland Athletics
July Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals
August Mike Carp Seattle Mariners
September Eric Hosmer (2) Kansas City Royals
2012 April Yu Darvish Texas Rangers
May Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
June Mike Trout (2) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
July Mike Trout (3) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
August Mike Trout (4) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
September Yoenis Céspedes Oakland Athletics
2013 April Justin Grimm Texas Rangers
May Nate Freiman Oakland Athletics
June José Iglesias Boston Red Sox
July Chris Archer Tampa Bay Rays
August Martín Pérez Texas Rangers
September Wil Myers Tampa Bay Rays
2014 April José Abreu Chicago White Sox
May George Springer Houston Astros
June José Abreu (2) Chicago White Sox
July José Abreu (3) Chicago White Sox
August Matt Shoemaker Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
September Collin McHugh Houston Astros
2015 April Devon Travis Toronto Blue Jays
May Delino DeShields, Jr. Texas Rangers
June Carlos Correa Houston Astros
July Andrew Heaney Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
August Miguel Sano Minnesota Twins
September Francisco Lindor Cleveland Indians
2016 April Nomar Mazara Texas Rangers
May Nomar Mazara (2) Texas Rangers
June Tyler Naquin Cleveland Indians
July Tyler Naquin (2) Cleveland Indians
August Gary Sánchez New York Yankees
September Ryon Healy Oakland Athletics
2017 April Aaron Judge New York Yankees
May Aaron Judge (2) New York Yankees
June Aaron Judge (3) New York Yankees
July Yuli Gurriel Houston Astros
August Andrew Benintendi Boston Red Sox
September Aaron Judge (4) New York Yankees
2018 April Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Angels
May Gleyber Torres New York Yankees
June Miguel Andujar New York Yankees
July Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Toronto Blue Jays
August Miguel Andujar (2) New York Yankees
September Shohei Ohtani (2) Los Angeles Angels
2019 April Brandon Lowe Tampa Bay Rays
May Michael Chavis Boston Red Sox
June Yordan Álvarez Houston Astros
July Yordan Álvarez (2) Houston Astros
August Yordan Álvarez (3) Houston Astros
September Eloy Jiménez Chicago White Sox
2020 July/August Luis Robert Chicago White Sox
September Jared Walsh Los Angeles Angels
2021 April Yermín Mercedes Chicago White Sox
May Adolis García Texas Rangers
June Ryan Mountcastle Baltimore Orioles
July Eric Haase Detroit Tigers
August Bobby Dalbec Boston Red Sox
September Alek Manoah Toronto Blue Jays
2022 April Steven Kwan Cleveland Guardians
May Julio Rodríguez Seattle Mariners
June Julio Rodríguez (2) Seattle Mariners
July José Miranda Minnesota Twins
August George Kirby Seattle Mariners
September Steven Kwan (2) Cleveland Guardians
2023 April Josh Jung Texas Rangers
May Josh Jung (2) Texas Rangers
June Gunnar Henderson Baltimore Orioles
July Triston Casas Boston Red Sox
August Zack Gelof Oakland Athletics
September Royce Lewis Minnesota Twins
2024 April Colton Cowser Baltimore Orioles
May
June
July
August
September

National League

Year Month Player(s) Team(s)
2001 April Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals
May Albert Pujols (2) St. Louis Cardinals
June Ben Sheets Milwaukee Brewers
July Pedro Feliz San Francisco Giants
August Roy Oswalt Houston Astros
September Bud Smith St. Louis Cardinals
2002 April Kazuhisa Ishii Los Angeles Dodgers
May Austin Kearns Cincinnati Reds
June Jason Simontacchi St. Louis Cardinals
July Kirk Saarloos Houston Astros
August Jason Jennings Colorado Rockies
September Endy Chávez Montreal Expos
2003 April Hee-seop Choi Chicago Cubs
May Xavier Nady San Diego Padres
June Dontrelle Willis Florida Marlins
July Miguel Cabrera Florida Marlins
August Scott Podsednik Milwaukee Brewers
September Miguel Cabrera (2) Florida Marlins
2004 April Khalil Greene San Diego Padres
May Terrmel Sledge Montreal Expos
June Jason Bay Pittsburgh Pirates
July Jason Bay (2) Pittsburgh Pirates
August Khalil Greene (2) San Diego Padres
September Jason Bay (3) Pittsburgh Pirates
2005 April Clint Barmes Colorado Rockies
May Ryan Church Washington Nationals
June Garrett Atkins Colorado Rockies
July Zach Duke Pittsburgh Pirates
August Zach Duke (2) Pittsburgh Pirates
September Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies
2006 April Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers
May Josh Johnson Florida Marlins
June Josh Johnson (2)
Dan Uggla		 Florida Marlins
July Josh Barfield San Diego Padres
August Chris Duncan St. Louis Cardinals
September Aníbal Sánchez Florida Marlins
2007 April Josh Hamilton Cincinnati Reds
May Hunter Pence Houston Astros
June Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers
July Ryan Braun (2) Milwaukee Brewers
August Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies
September James Loney Los Angeles Dodgers
2008 April Geovany Soto Chicago Cubs
May Blake DeWitt Los Angeles Dodgers
June Jair Jurrjens Atlanta Braves
July Ian Stewart Colorado Rockies
August Geovany Soto (2) Chicago Cubs
September Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds
2009 April Brian Barden St. Louis Cardinals
May Gerardo Parra Arizona Diamondbacks
June Tommy Hanson Atlanta Braves
July Garrett Jones Pittsburgh Pirates
August Chris Coghlan Florida Marlins
September Casey McGehee Milwaukee Brewers
2010 April Jason Heyward Atlanta Braves
May Jason Heyward (2) Atlanta Braves
June Gaby Sánchez Florida Marlins
July Buster Posey San Francisco Giants
August Daniel Hudson Arizona Diamondbacks
September Pedro Alvarez Pittsburgh Pirates
2011 April Darwin Barney Chicago Cubs
May Justin Turner New York Mets
June Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves
July Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves
August Craig Kimbrel (2) Atlanta Braves
September Dee Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers
2012 April Wade Miley Arizona Diamondbacks
May Bryce Harper Washington Nationals
June Andrelton Simmons Atlanta Braves
July Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs
August Todd Frazier Cincinnati Reds
September Bryce Harper (2) Washington Nationals
2013 April Evan Gattis Atlanta Braves
May Evan Gattis (2) Atlanta Braves
June Yasiel Puig Los Angeles Dodgers
July José Fernández Miami Marlins
August José Fernández (2) Miami Marlins
September Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates
2014 April Chris Owings Arizona Diamondbacks
May Kolten Wong St. Louis Cardinals
June Billy Hamilton Cincinnati Reds
July Jacob deGrom New York Mets
August Kyle Hendricks Chicago Cubs
September Jacob deGrom (2) New York Mets
2015 April Alex Guerrero Los Angeles Dodgers
May Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs
June Maikel Franco Philadelphia Phillies
July Jung-ho Kang Pittsburgh Pirates
August Kris Bryant (2) Chicago Cubs
September Justin Bour Miami Marlins
2016 April Trevor Story Colorado Rockies
May Steven Matz New York Mets
June Corey Seager Los Angeles Dodgers
July Ryan Schimpf San Diego Padres
August Trea Turner Washington Nationals
September Trea Turner (2) Washington Nationals
2017 April Antonio Senzatela Colorado Rockies
May Cody Bellinger Los Angeles Dodgers
June Cody Bellinger (2) Los Angeles Dodgers
July Paul DeJong St. Louis Cardinals
August Rhys Hoskins Philadelphia Phillies
September José Martínez St. Louis Cardinals
2018 April Christian Villanueva San Diego Padres
May Austin Meadows Pittsburgh Pirates
June Juan Soto Washington Nationals
July Juan Soto (2) Washington Nationals
August Ronald Acuña Jr. Atlanta Braves
September Juan Soto (3) Washington Nationals
2019 April Pete Alonso New York Mets
May Austin Riley Atlanta Braves
June Pete Alonso (2) New York Mets
July Keston Hiura Milwaukee Brewers
August Aristides Aquino Cincinnati Reds
September Pete Alonso (3) New York Mets
2020 July/August Jake Cronenworth San Diego Padres
September Ke'Bryan Hayes Pittsburgh Pirates
2021 April Trevor Rogers Miami Marlins
May Trevor Rogers (2) Miami Marlins
June Patrick Wisdom Chicago Cubs
July Jonathan India Cincinnati Reds
August Frank Schwindel Chicago Cubs
September Frank Schwindel (2) Chicago Cubs
2022 April Seiya Suzuki Chicago Cubs
May Luis González San Francisco Giants
June Michael Harris II Atlanta Braves
July Spencer Strider Atlanta Braves
August Michael Harris II (2) Atlanta Braves
September Michael Harris II (3) Atlanta Braves
2023 April James Outman Los Angeles Dodgers
May Spencer Steer Cincinnati Reds
June Corbin Carroll Arizona Diamondbacks
July Francisco Álvarez New York Mets
August James Outman (2) Los Angeles Dodgers
September Nolan Jones Colorado Rockies
2024 April Shōta Imanaga Chicago Cubs
May
June
July
August
September

Source:[1][2]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Rookie of the Month". MLB.com.
  2. ^ "MLB Rookie of the Month Award". Baseball Almanac.