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NEW YORK (AP) Mike Trout with the Los Angeles Angels started to be the most youthful AL Rookie on the Year about Monday as well as on the Washington Nationals has been voted the second-youngest winner belonging to the NL honor.

Trout, who seem to changed 21 years old on Aug. 7, attained just about all 28 first-place votes from your Baseball Writers' Association of America's AL panel. The center fielder has been your eighth unanimous AL decide on and also the first considering that Tampa Bay's with 2008.

Trout, exactly who struck .326 along with thirty homers in addition to 83 RBIs, been given the utmost 140 points. Oakland outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has been second together with 63, as well as Texas pitcher Yu Darvish (46), that joined up with Trout as the solely participants listed upon each ballot.

Detroit minute baseman Lou Whitaker had been the actual youngest AL winner in 1978, but your dog had been 2 months, 26 days older than Trout when they required home that award.

In supplement to Trout in addition to Longoria, the simply other unanimous AL winners were Nomar Garciaparra , Derek Jeter , Tim Salmon, Sandy Alomar Jr., Mark McGwire plus Carlton Fisk.

Trout, a son connected with an old Minnesota minor league infielder Jeff Trout, put in a long time inside majors 2009 nonetheless still retained his rookie status. He initiated this kind of year within your kids as well as made his first huge league look in 2010 on April 28 - the day regarding Harper's major league debut. Trout's season decide to put your ex with contention for any AL MVP award along with Triple Crown successful Miguel Cabrera of Detroit. That voting will be announced Thursday.

For profitable the particular award, Trout attained your $10,000 extra onto his / her $482,500 salary.

Harper switched 20 about Oct. 16. The outfielder acquired 16 involving 32 first-place votes along with 112 things on the NL panel. Arizona pitcher Wade Miley seemed to be second having 12 first-place ballots plus 105 points, then Cincinnati slugger Todd Frazier along with three firsts as well as 45 points.

Harper was the top end select belonging to the the year of 2010 inexperienced draft in addition to batted .270 with 22 house extends and also 59 RBIs while Washington produced postseason have fun with for the nation's capital to get at first chance because 1933. Only Tony Conigliaro (24) make a lot more house runs as being a teenager.

Harper grew to be your most youthful position player with All-Star history. At 20 years, 27 a short time upon Monday, he was 24 days and nights over the age of New York Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden any time they received your NL merit in 1984.

At this time last year, Trout in addition to Harper had been teammates upon your Scottsdale Scorpions within the particular Arizona Fall League. The couple ended up involving an archive personal training fresh All-Stars.