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White Sox third baseman Gordon Beckham was announced the winner of the 2009 Players Choice Award as the American League's Outstanding Rookie. The award, sponsored by the Major League Baseball Players Association, is decided annually by the players themselves and permits the winner to suggest a grant to the charity of the winner' choice.
Beckham will be splitting the grant between two charities, the National Parkinson Foundation and the Children's Hospital of Illinois. He chose the former because of his grandfather's affliction with the disease and the latter having been inspired by former teammate Jim Thome, who has given back to the hospital in his hometown throughout his entire career.
This is the second award for which Beckham has been selected as the winner by his peers, having won the Sporting News' AL Rookie of the Year award as well. The award was voted on by 338 Major League players in September. The official AL Rookie of the Year award, voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, will be announced after the World Series.
Beckham revealed in an interview with MLB.com that he did not use his vote to further his own cause, rather casting his ballot in favor of one of his teammates, second baseman Chris Getz. Beckham and Getz, who both spent time with the Charlotte Knights in 2009 before establishing themselves in Chicago, will enter 2010 as the team's undisputed third and second basemen, respectfully.
Phillies pitcher J.A. Happ won National League Outstanding Rookie honors from both the Players Association and Sporting News. The Players' Association have also selected AL Central rivals Joe Mauer of the Twins and Zack Grienke of the Royals as the AL's top position player and pitcher, and the Cardinals' Albert Pujols and Adam Wainwright as the top vote-getters in the NL.
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