The hot-stove season is underway, but one last piece of 2025 business wrapped up this week: the BBWAA awards that will shape history and Hall of Fame résumés. On Monday the Athletics' first baseman Nick Kurtz was a unanimous American League Rookie of the Year, and the Atlanta Braves' rookie catcher Drake Baldwin earned the National League honor.
Schedule (awards announced at 7 p.m. ET on MLB Network): - Tuesday: Managers of the Year - Wednesday: Cy Young Awards - Thursday: MVP Awards Thursday's MLB awards show in Las Vegas will also unveil All-MLB teams, Hank Aaron Awards, Comeback Player, top relievers, Edgar Martinez Award and Executive of the Year.
American League Rookie of the Year Winner: Nick Kurtz, Oakland Athletics (unanimous) Final tally: Nick Kurtz 210 points (30 first-place votes); Jacob Wilson 107; Roman Anthony 72. Doolittle's pick: Kurtz Takeaway: Kurtz arrived quickly. The No. 4 pick in 2024 debuted April 23 and over 117 games produced a 1.002 OPS (fifth-best ever for a rookie with at least 480 plate appearances) and a .290/.383/.619 slash line at age 22. He tied Shawn Green's single-game total-bases mark (19) with a four-homer game. Kurtz is the ninth Rookie of th
