Yankees slugger Judge named AL rookie of year

NEW YORK - Aaron Judge has won American League Rookie of the Year honours, becoming the first New York Yankees player to receive the award since Derek Jeter in 1996.

Judge won the award unanimously in voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, announced Monday on MLB Network.

Boston outfielder Andrew Benintendi finished second to Judge in the Rookie of the Year race, followed by Baltimore’s Trey Mancini.