Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award

The Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in Minor League Baseball's Eastern League. In 1997, Cliff Floyd won the first ever Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award. After the cancellation of the 2020 season,[1] the league was known as the Double-A Northeast in 2021 before reverting to the Eastern League name in 2022.[2][3]

First basemen, with 7 winners, have won the most among infielders, followed by third basemen (3), shortstops and catchers (2), and second basemen (1). One player who has won the award was a pitcher. Thirteen outfielders have won the award, the most of any position.

Seven players from the Reading Phillies/Fightin Phils have been selected for the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other team in the league, followed by the Harrisburg Senators (5); the Akron Aeros/RubberDucks (4); the Binghamton Mets and Bowie Baysox (3); the Altoona Curve and New Haven Ravens (2); and the Erie SeaWolves, Portland Sea Dogs, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and Trenton Thunder (1).

Seven players from the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball (MLB) organization have won the Rookie of the Year Award, more than any other, followed by the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals organization (5); the Cleveland Indians organization (4); the New York Mets organization (3); the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations (2); and the Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and Toronto Blue Jays organizations (1).