Mexican League Rookie of the Year Award
Fernando Valenzuela won the 1979 award, and one year later, he made his MLB debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| League | Mexican League |
| Awarded for | Best regular-season rookie |
| Country | Mexico |
| History | |
| First award | 1937 |
| Most recent | Denny Román |
The Mexican League Rookie of the Year Award is presented annually to the most outstanding rookie in the baseball Mexican League, as selected by a vote of members of the press. The award was established in 1937, with Alfonso Nieto as its first recipient.
To be eligible, players must meet the following conditions: be Mexican; pitchers must not have more than 40 innings pitched; position players must not have more than 70 appearances; and they must not have played at the Double-A level or higher in the United States, or in equivalent levels abroad or in independent leagues.