2008 NL Rookie of the Year

2008 NL Rookie of the Year Geovany SotoNov 10, 2008

Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto was a near unanimous winner of the 2008 National League Rookie of the Year.

Soto, who hit .285 with 23 home runs and 86 RBIs, received 31 of 32 first place votes. He was the first catcher to win NL Rookie of the Year since Mike Piazza in 1993, and the first Chicago Cub since Kerry Wood ten years ago.

Joey Votto of the Cincinatti Reds received the only other first place vote and finished second in the 2008 NL Rookie of the Year voting.



2008 National League Rookie of the Year Voting:

Player 1st 2nd 3rd Points
Geovany Soto, Cubs 31 1 - 158
Joey Votto, Reds 1 21 8 76
Jair Jurrjens, Braves - 6 16 34
Edinson Volquez, Reds - 3 - 9
Jay Bruce, Reds - - 7 7
Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs - 1 1 4



Geovany Soto Awards and Accomplishments

Year Award For
2008 2008 NL Rookie of the Year Chicago Cubs
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