“My Glorious King” – Fans ROAR in delight as Yankees’ Luis Gil wins 2024 AL Rookie of the Year Award

New York Yankees' Luis Gil was named as the 2024 American League Rookie of the Year ahead of Colton Cowser and Austin Wells.

“My Glorious King” – Fans ROAR in delight as Yankees’ Luis Gil wins 2024 AL Rookie of the Year Award

Luis Gil (Image via NY Times)

On Monday night, the MLB network revealed the 2024 Rookie of the Season Awards winners. New York Yankees’ Luis Gil was named as the winner of this award for the American League.

The pitcher began the 2024 season with a demotion to the minor league around three weeks before the Opening Day. However, he was called up to the team when the Yankees needed someone in their pitching rotation.

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The 25-year-old made 29 starts during the regular season and finished with a 15-7 record and a 3.50 ERA. He gave up 104 hits and 71 walks, while striking out 171 batters.

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As per the report from Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, this was one of the closest Rookie of the Year tallies in recent history. As per Hoch, Gil picked up 106 points with 15 first-place votes, 10 second-place votes, and 1 third-place vote. This saw him finish five points ahead of runner-up Colton Cowser who finished with 101 points.

Reacting to this win, Gil thanked the people who supported him and called it a “proud” moment. The pitcher also labeled this victory as a “great experience“.

It means so much to me. I’m so happy about being able to win this award. Everybody in my corner, they’re so happy for me right now and so proud. I’m also proud of the opportunity that was given to me by the team. It turned out to be a great season for me, a great experience.

Luis Gil said through an interpreter as per MLB.com

Gil is now the 10th New York Yankees star to win this award, the first since his teammate Aaron Judge won in 2017. He is also the first Yankees pitcher to take home this crown since Dave Righetti in 1981.

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Fans react to Luis Gil winning AL Rookie of the Year award

Fans on social media were delighted with the news of Luis Gil being named the American League Rookie of the Year. As soon as he was announced as the winners, fans flooded social media platforms to congratulate him.

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Luis Gil (Image via MLB)

Users on X would use comments such as “Let’s Go” and “Well Deserved” to congratulate him. One happy fan wrote, “My Glorious King” while roaring in delight.

Check out some of the top reactions regarding this from X below:

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As for the National League, the Rookie of the Year Award went to Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes. This meant that for the first time since 1981, two starting pitchers have won this award. At that time, it was Fernando Valenzuela and Dave Righetti who claimed this award in the NL and AL, respectively.