IBWAA SELECTS MYERS, FERNANDEZ IN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR VOTE

IBWAA SELECTS MYERS, FERNANDEZ IN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR VOTE

Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in the Rookie of the Year category Monday, with the Tampa Bay Rays’ Wil Myers winning the writers group’s American League award, and Jose Fernandez, of the Miami Marlins, being selected in the National League.

Election results are as follows:

AL Rookie

1st Place:                  Wil Myers, Tampa Bay Rays
2nd Place:                 Jose Iglesias, Detroit Tigers
3rd Place:                  Chris Archer, Tampa Bay Rays

NL Rookie

1st Place:                  Jose Fernandez, Miami Marlins
2nd Place:                 Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
3rd Place:                  Hyun-Jin Ryu, Los Angeles Dodgers

Below is the remaining IBWAA Awards announcement schedule:

Manager, Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 11:00 a.m. PST.
Cy Young, Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 11:00 a.m. PST.
MVP, Thursday, November 14, 2013, 11:00 a.m. PST.

The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.

In 2010, the IBWAA began voting in its own relief pitcher category, establishing the Rollie Fingers American League Relief Pitcher of the Year and the Hoyt Wilhelm National League Relief Pitcher of the Year Awards.
Among others, IBWAA members include Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times; Barry Bloom, Chris Haft and Jim Thomas, MLB.com; Thomas Bonk; Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports; Jim Bowden, Jim Caple, Mike Petriello, Mark A. Simon and David Schoenfield, ESPN.com; Ian Casselberry, Bloguin; Fred Claire, Jonah Keri, Grantland; Joe McDonnell, FoxSportsWest.com; Tom Hoffarth, J.P. Hoornstra and Jill Painter, Los Angeles Daily News; Tony Jackson, DodgerScribe.com, Kevin Kennedy, Dayn Perry, CBSSports.com, Ramona Shelburne, ESPNLA.com, and prominent baseball authors Paul Dickson, Peter Golenbock, Josh Pahigian, John Rosengren and Dan Schlossberg.

Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a yearly fee of $10, or $20 lifetime. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available.
For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.
Contact:

Howard Cole
Director, IBWAA
baseballsavvy@aol.com