Overview
- Nick Kurtz captured the American League award in a unanimous vote, becoming the Athletics’ first Rookie of the Year since Andrew Bailey in 2009.
- Jacob Wilson finished second in the AL balloting with 23 second-place votes, giving the A’s the top two vote-getters for the first time by any club since the 2022 Braves.
- Braves catcher Drake Baldwin won the National League honor with 21 of 30 first-place votes, with Cade Horton finishing second and Caleb Durbin third.
- Kurtz, the No. 4 pick in 2024, was promoted on April 21 and hit .290/.383/.619 with 36 home runs in 117 games.
- Baldwin posted a .271/.341/.469 line with 19 homers in 124 games and graded well defensively among NL catchers.