Dateline: Cincinnati
Sal Stewart was recognized by his peers as the Most Outstanding National League Rookie in the Players Choice Award by the Major League Players Association.
Stewart led all rookies in MLB with 112 RBI, third best among all big league players. He was third in home runs with 32 behind Munataka Murakami (35) and Kazuma Okamoto (33). He hit .263, playing all 162 games, 15th among rookies. He was 16th with a .330 on-base-percentage. He was seventh in slugging percentage with a .475 mark, contributing 25 doubles, also seventh among all rookies. Stewart stole 15 bases good for ninth among rookies.
He played 117 games at first base, 45 at third base, eight at second base. Stewart committed four errors in 939 chances.
Stewart, a native of Miami, Florida will turn 23 on December 7, 2026. He was selected by the Reds out of Westminster Christian School in the first round of 2022, the 32nd overall choice.
Kevin McGonigle was the Most Outstanding Rookie in the American League. He was the 37th pick in the 2023 draft out of Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. He was 22 on August 18th, 2026.
The shortstop, third baseman, played in 156 games with a slash line was .278/.376/.430 with 28 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs and 72 RBI. McGonigle stole 12 bases.
The New York Yankees Cam Schlittler is the American League’s Most Outstanding Pitcher. Jacob Msiorowski of the Milwaukee Brewers is the Most Outstanding National League Pitcher.
Other winners are Pete Crow-Armstrong was picked as Overall Player of the Year and Most Outstanding National League Players.
Yordan Alvarez of the Houston Astros was the Most Outstanding American League Player and Comeback Player of Year while Zach Wheeler won the National League Comeback Player of the Year.
David Cone was awarded the Curt Flood award for advancing players rights.
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Chris Bassitt won the Marvin Miller Award for the current player advancing players rights.
Jake Burger of the Texas Rangers was name Philanthropist of the Year for creating opportunities for the children and their families of Downs Syndrome.
Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers, Mathew Boyd of the Chicago Cubs, Paul Skenes of the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rondon, and Hunter Greene of the Reds.
All of those players were awarded $10,000 for their charities. Burger's cause will get an additional $25,000 from the Players Associations Player's Trust.
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