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In 2009, plenty of American League rookies had excellent seasons. Twenty three-year old third baseman Gordon Beckham had a eye-opening year, hitting .270 with 14 homers and 63 RBI in 103 games. Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus , who began the season at the age of 20, wasn’t all too stellar offensively, batting .267 with a .329 on-base percentage, but his defense was breathtaking to watch. So much so that that alone put him into the Rookie of the Year conversation. Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Jeff Neimann fought his way through a tough Eastern Division to win 12 games and post a sub-4.00 ERA. Baltimore Orioles 25-year old left fielder Nolan Reimold batted .279 with 15 homers and 45 rbis in 104 games. The eventual winner, Oakland Athletics reliever Andrew Bailey, had 26 saves a ...

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