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The Rookie of the Month award is a Major League Baseball award named by each league every month of the regular season.

Winners[edit]

Italics denote the winner of that year's Rookie of the Year Award. Huston Street (2005, AL) and Hanley Ramírez (2006, NL) are the only Rookie of the Year winners to have not won the Rookie of the Month award at least once, since the latter was established.

Out of a possible six months, Ichiro Suzuki (2001, AL) and Mike Trout (2012, AL) both won the Rookie of the Month award four times while Jason Bay (2004, NL) and José Abreu (2014, AL) won it three times. A number of players have won it twice.

Year Month National League American League
Player(s) Team(s) Player(s) Team(s)
2001 April Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals Ichiro Suzuki Seattle Mariners
May Albert Pujols (2) St. Louis Cardinals Ichiro Suzuki (2) Seattle Mariners
June Ben Sheets Milwaukee Brewers Josh Towers Baltimore Orioles
July Pedro Feliz San Francisco Giants CC Sabathia Cleveland Indians
August Roy Oswalt Houston Astros Ichiro Suzuki (3) Seattle Mariners
September Bud Smith St. Louis Cardinals Ichiro Suzuki (4) Seattle Mariners
2002 April Kazuhisa Ishii Los Angeles Dodgers Carlos Peña Oakland Athletics
May Austin Kearns Cincinnati Reds Ryan Drese Cleveland Indians
June Jason Simontacchi St. Louis Cardinals Eric Hinske Toronto Blue Jays
July Kirk Saarloos Houston Astros Rodrigo Lopez Baltimore Orioles
August Jason Jennings Colorado Rockies Josh Phelps Toronto Blue Jays
September Endy Chávez Montreal Expos Josh Phelps (2) Toronto Blue Jays
2003 April Hee-seop Choi Chicago Cubs Rocco Baldelli Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May Xavier Nady San Diego Padres Rocco Baldelli (2) Tampa Bay Devil Rays
June Dontrelle Willis Florida Marlins Hideki Matsui New York Yankees
July Miguel Cabrera Florida Marlins Ángel Berroa Kansas City Royals
August Scott Podsednik Milwaukee Brewers Rafael Soriano Seattle Mariners
September Miguel Cabrera (2) Florida Marlins Reed Johnson Toronto Blue Jays
2004 April Khalil Greene San Diego Padres Gerald Laird Texas Rangers
May Terrmel Sledge Montreal Expos Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox
June Jason Bay Pittsburgh Pirates Bobby Crosby Oakland Athletics
July Jason Bay (2) Pittsburgh Pirates Robb Quinlan Anaheim Angels
August Khalil Greene (2) San Diego Padres Frank Francisco Texas Rangers
September Jason Bay (3) Pittsburgh Pirates Ross Gload Chicago White Sox
2005 April Clint Barmes Colorado Rockies Gustavo Chacín Toronto Blue Jays
May Ryan Church Washington Nationals Damon Hollins Tampa Bay Devil Rays
June Garrett Atkins Colorado Rockies Joe Blanton Oakland Athletics
July Zach Duke Pittsburgh Pirates Gustavo Chacín Toronto Blue Jays
August Zach Duke (2) Pittsburgh Pirates Joe Blanton Oakland Athletics
September Ryan Howard Philadelphia Phillies Robinson Canó New York Yankees
2006 April Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers Jonathan Papelbon Boston Red Sox
May Josh Johnson Florida Marlins Justin Verlander Detroit Tigers
June Josh Johnson (2)
Dan Uggla
Florida Marlins Francisco Liriano Minnesota Twins
July Josh Barfield San Diego Padres Francisco Liriano (2) Minnesota Twins
August Chris Duncan St. Louis Cardinals Nick Markakis Baltimore Orioles
September Aníbal Sánchez Florida Marlins Boof Bonser Minnesota Twins
2007 April Josh Hamilton Cincinnati Reds Hideki Okajima Boston Red Sox
May Hunter Pence Houston Astros Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox
June Ryan Braun Milwaukee Brewers Brian Bannister Kansas City Royals
July Ryan Braun (2) Milwaukee Brewers Billy Butler Kansas City Royals
August Troy Tulowitzki Colorado Rockies Brian Bannister (2) Kansas City Royals
September James Loney Los Angeles Dodgers Jacoby Ellsbury Boston Red Sox
2008 April Geovany Soto Chicago Cubs David Murphy Texas Rangers
May Blake DeWitt Los Angeles Dodgers Aaron Laffey Cleveland Indians
June Jair Jurrjens Atlanta Braves Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays
July Ian Stewart Colorado Rockies Chris Davis Texas Rangers
August Geovany Soto (2) Chicago Cubs Alexei Ramírez Chicago White Sox
September Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds Scott Lewis Cleveland Indians
2009 April Brian Barden St. Louis Cardinals Scott Richmond Toronto Blue Jays
May Gerardo Parra Arizona Diamondbacks Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers
June Tommy Hanson Atlanta Braves Nolan Reimold Baltimore Orioles
July Garrett Jones Pittsburgh Pirates Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox
August Chris Coghlan Florida Marlins Andrew Bailey Oakland Athletics
September Casey McGehee Milwaukee Brewers Brett Anderson Oakland Athletics
2010 April Jason Heyward Atlanta Braves Austin Jackson Detroit Tigers
May Jason Heyward (2) Atlanta Braves Brennan Boesch Detroit Tigers
June Gaby Sánchez Florida Marlins Brennan Boesch (2) Detroit Tigers
July Buster Posey San Francisco Giants Wade Davis Tampa Bay Rays
August Daniel Hudson Arizona Diamondbacks Brian Matusz Baltimore Orioles
September Pedro Alvarez Pittsburgh Pirates Neftalí Feliz Texas Rangers
2011 April Darwin Barney Chicago Cubs Michael Pineda Seattle Mariners
May Justin Turner New York Mets Jeremy Hellickson Tampa Bay Rays
June Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves Ben Revere
Jemile Weeks
Minnesota Twins
Oakland Athletics
July Freddie Freeman Atlanta Braves Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals
August Craig Kimbrel (2) Atlanta Braves Mike Carp Seattle Mariners
September Dee Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers Eric Hosmer (2) Kansas City Royals
2012 April Wade Miley Arizona Diamondbacks Yu Darvish Texas Rangers
May Bryce Harper Washington Nationals Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels
June Andrelton Simmons Atlanta Braves Mike Trout (2) Los Angeles Angels
July Anthony Rizzo Chicago Cubs Mike Trout (3) Los Angeles Angels
August Todd Frazier Cincinnati Reds Mike Trout (4) Los Angeles Angels
September Bryce Harper (2) Washington Nationals Yoenis Céspedes Oakland Athletics
2013 April Evan Gattis Atlanta Braves Justin Grimm Texas Rangers
May Evan Gattis (2) Atlanta Braves Nate Freiman Oakland Athletics
June Yasiel Puig Los Angeles Dodgers José Iglesias Boston Red Sox
July José Fernández Miami Marlins Chris Archer Tampa Bay Rays
August José Fernández (2) Miami Marlins Martín Pérez Texas Rangers
September Gerrit Cole Pittsburgh Pirates Wil Myers Tampa Bay Rays
2014 April Chris Owings Arizona Diamondbacks José Abreu Chicago White Sox
May Kolten Wong St. Louis Cardinals George Springer Houston Astros
June Billy Hamilton Cincinnati Reds José Abreu (2) Chicago White Sox
July Jacob deGrom New York Mets José Abreu (3) Chicago White Sox
August Kyle Hendricks Chicago Cubs Matt Shoemaker Los Angeles Angels
September Jacob deGrom (2) New York Mets Collin McHugh Houston Astros
2015 April Alex Guerrero Los Angeles Dodgers Devon Travis Toronto Blue Jays
May Kris Bryant Chicago Cubs Delino DeShields, Jr. Texas Rangers
June Maikel Franco Philadelphia Phillies Carlos Correa Houston Astros
July Jung-ho Kang Pittsburgh Pirates Andrew Heaney Los Angeles Angels
August Kris Bryant (2) Chicago Cubs Miguel Sano Minnesota Twins
September Justin Bour Miami Marlins Francisco Lindor Cleveland Indians

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