Should I write a milestone in 43 years? In the moment of glory, the 22-year-old rookie answered with a smile, not a cheerWill it be the first step in great history?

Nov 19, 2024

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The girlfriend jumped up, clapped, and hugged. There were heated cheers around, but there was no fiery roar of the main character.

Paul Skins (22) of the Pittsburgh Pirates looked calm. The Major League Secretariat announced the winners of the two major league rookie awards on the 19th (Korea time). Skins in the National League (NL) and Lewis Gill (New York Yankees) in the American League (AL) became the hero of the honor.

ESPN revealed the players watching the moment the rookie award was announced. Skins enjoyed the moment, hugging her lover with a calm smile. I enjoyed the joy in peace.

Skins scored a total of 136 points with 23 first-place votes and seven second-place votes, making it an overwhelming victory. Second place was Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres) with 104 points. It is the second rookie award in Pittsburgh's history since Jason Bay (2004).

The U.S. baseball community also responded to Skins, who heated up this year. Pittsburgh finished at the bottom of the Central Division with a winning percentage of 469 (76-86), but Skins played 133 innings in 23 games, 11-3 with a 1.96 ERA, proving the value of 'all-time rookie' in his first year of debut.

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He also stands out with 170 strikeouts. There were 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings. MLB.COM praised "Skins as the first rookie pitcher in Major League history to have more than 170 strikeouts and a 2.00 ERA in his debut season."

Skins shared her thrilling moment of winning with her girlfriend Libby Dunn, a gymnast. The two watched the announcement in party suits and evening dresses, respectively. Skins' composure to warmly hug his girlfriend, who is enthusiastic at the next moment, is impressive. The processing of gaze and facial expressions that seem to be looking far into the future while enjoying the present moment are noticeable.

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Skins was born in 2002. In a year, he blew up the minor league and was promoted to the big league and won the Rookie of the Year award. As a baseball player, I have already taken the first step of shining at the age of my endless life.

This year's glory is not over yet. This year, Chris Sale (Atlanta Braves) and Jack Wheeler (Philaderia Phillies) were also named as the final three candidates for the NL Cy Young Award. It's great just to be a finalist, but if Skins wins the Cy Young Award following the Rookie of the Year award, he will be the winner of the Rookie of the Year award and the Cy Young Award for the first time in 43 years since Fernando Valenzuela in 1981.

Today's Rookie of the Year award may be the starting point of a new history for Skins to write.

lunarfly@sportschosun.com

Should I write a milestone in 43 years? In the moment of glory, the 22-year-old rookie answered with a smile, not a cheerWill it be the first step in great history?

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