There were so many great rookie campaigns in 2024, but only one player from each league can take home the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award. This year’s winners were announced Monday night on MLB Network, with the Pirates’ Paul Skenes and the Yankees’ Luis Gil taking home the hardware.

It is the first time both Rookie of the Year winners have been starting pitchers since Fernando Valenzuela and Dave Righetti in 1981.

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In the NL, Skenes’ historic season edged out the clutch performance of the Padres’ Jackson Merrill and the breakout of Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio. In the AL, Gil beat out his batterymate, Austin Wells, and an AL East rival in O’s outfielder Colton Cowser.

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National League winner: Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes was rewarded on Monday night for his historic debut season with the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year Award.

The 22-year-old Pirates ace edged out fellow finalists Jackson Merrill (Padres) and Jackson Chourio (Brewers) for the annual honor given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

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Skenes burst onto the big league scene less than one year after being selected first overall by Pittsburgh in the 2023 Draft. The righty made his MLB debut on May 11 and not only lived up to his massive expectations, but somehow exceeded them en route to going 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 23 starts. His 170 strikeouts were a Pirates rookie record.

The ROY Award is just the latest honor for Skenes, who earlier this year became the first rookie pitcher to start the All-Star Game since 1995 (Hideo Nomo). Skenes’ 1.96 ERA led MLB rookies (minimum 100 innings pitched) and he finished just four strikeouts behind Shota Imanaga for the rookie lead, while the Cubs lefty pitched 40 1/3 more innings.

Skenes became the first rookie pitcher to record at least 170 strikeouts and a sub-2.00 ERA since earned runs became official in 1913. He also joined late Marlins star José Fernández as the only rookies in the past 35 seasons with double-digit wins, at least 150 strikeouts and a sub-2.50 ERA.

Skenes is just the second Pirate to claim Rookie of the Year honors, joining outfielder Jason Bay (2004). He's also just the fifth No. 1 overall pick to win the award, joining Carlos Correa (2015), Bryce Harper (2012), Darryl Strawberry (1983) and Bob Horner (1978).

American League winner: Luis Gil

Luis Gil put a cap on his breakout 2024 season by taking home the American League Rookie of the Year Award on Monday night.

The 26-year-old right-hander edged out teammate Austin Wells and O's outfielder Colton Cowser for the annual honor given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Gil made brief big league appearances in 2021 and '22, but he maintained his rookie eligibility until '24 -- and he made sure to stick around this time. The righty established himself as a key member of the Yanks' rotation in May, when he went a perfect 6-0 with a 0.70 ERA and 44 strikeouts over 38 2/3 innings.

While Gil experienced some ups and downs over his first full big league season, he still finished with a 3.50 ERA and a 26.8% strikeout rate over 29 starts for New York.

Gil becomes the 10th Yankees player to win the ROY Award, and the first since Aaron Judge in 2017. New York's 10 winners are the second most by any franchise, trailing only the Dodgers (18).