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Judge, Bellinger unanimous picks as Rookies of the Year

8 years ago in Sports

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge reacts after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of Game 6 of baseball's American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Houston. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/David J. Phillip

NOAH TRISTER, AP Baseball Writer

Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger have been voted unanimously as baseball’s Rookies of the Year after their record-setting home run binges lifted the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers into the postseason.

Judge won American League honors, becoming the first Yankees player to receive the award since Derek Jeter in 1996. Bellinger took the National League award, giving the Dodgers a record 18th Rookie of the Year winner.

The voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America was announced Monday night on MLB Network. Judge led the AL with 52 home runs, a rookie record. Bellinger hit 39 homers for an NL rookie record.

Boston outfielder Andrew Benintendi finished second in the AL vote, and St. Louis infielder Paul DeJong was the NL runner-up.

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