The results are in for Rookie of the Year from Major League Baseball and Sal Stewart of the Cincinnati Reds was announced as the winner. The other finalist along with JJ Wetherholt of the Cardinals was Carson Benge of the New York Mets.
JJ was hoping to be the first St. Louis Cardinals Rookie of the Year since Albert Pujols won the award in 2001.
Here are JJ’s numbers for the 2026 season:
Games Played – 139 Plate Appearances – 619 At Bats – 537 Runs – 89 Hits – 130 Doubles – 15 Triples – 0 Home Runs – 17
Runs Batted In (RBI) – 51 Walks – 64 Strikeouts – 104 Stolen Bases / Caught Stealing – 14 / 1 Batting Average (AVG) – .242 On-Base Percentage (OBP) – .339 Slugging Percentage (SLG) – .365 On-Base Plus Slugging (OPS) – .704
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