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A.L., N.L., Rookie Of Year Awards

 
  NEW YORK (AP) – The American and National League rookies of the year have been announced, and both come from the state of Florida.
 
     Outfielder Wil Myers is the third Tampa Bay Rays player in six years to be selected AL Rookie of the Year, joining pitcher Jeremy Hellickson and third baseman Evan Longoria. Myers picked up 23 of 30 first-place votes and 131 total points after hitting .293 with 13 home runs and 53 RBIs in 88 games following his recall on June 18. Detroit shortstop Julio Iglesias was second in the balloting, followed by Rays pitcher Chris Archer.
 
     The NL Rookie of the Year award goes to Miami pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was 12-6 with a 2.19 ERA and 187 strikeouts in 172 2/3 innings. Fernandez is the fourth Marlin since 2003 to capture the award, joining Dontrelle Willis, Hanley Ramirez and Chris Coghlan. Fernandez picked up 26 of 30 first-place votes to easily beat runner-up Yasiel Puig (YAH’-see-ul pweeg) of the Dodgers and St. Louis pitcher Shelby Miller.