Red Sox Pedroia Top A.L. Rookie

Braun grabs award in NL in narrow win over Tulowitzki
Posted Nov 12, 2007 10:55 PM CST
Red Sox Pedroia Top A.L. Rookie
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia, left, makes a leaping throw over Cleveland Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera but fails to complete a double play on Indians batter Travis Hafner allowing a run to score in the fifth inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship baseball series. Pedroia won...   (Associated Press)

He batted .172 in April, yet Dustin Pedroia didn't lose faith -- and today he was rewarded. The Red Sox second baseman was named A.L. Rookie of the Year by baseball writers, easily topping Tampa Bay's Delmon Young. Add that to a World Series win and moving into a new house, and you'd say life is good for the 23-year-old.

"It's...kind of been a dream come true this whole year," Pedroia told the Boston Globe. After quickly moving through the minor leagues prior to this year, he batted .317 with 8 homers and 50 RBI,  becoming the first Boston player to win the award since Nomar Garciaparra. Third baseman Ryan Braun of Milwaukee was named the N.L.'s top rookie. (More Boston Red Sox stories.)

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