November 12, 2007 at 2:55 PM
Pedroia wins AL Rookie of the Year
It comes as no surprise to many Red Sox fans. In a landslide vote, MLB announced that Dustin Pedroia has won the 2007 American League Rookie of the Year. Pedroia, hit .317 as a rookie while hitting 8 homeruns and knocking in 50 runs during the regular season while posting a very respectable OPS of .822 while playing the final two months of the season with a cracked hamate bone in his left hand. In the postseason, Pedroia hit .283 with 2 homeruns and 10 RBI’s helping the Red Sox win their 2nd World Series title in 4 years. Pedrioa is also the first Red Sox to win the award since Nomar Garciaparra won it in 1997.