Wil Myers of the Tampa Bay Rays has been named American League Rookie of the Year for 2013.
He finished the year with a .293 batting average, 13 homers, 53 RBI, 23 doubles and an .831 OPS in just 88 games and 373 plate appearances.
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"It's a huge honor to win this, I'm very excited," Myers said.
Myers received 23 of 30 first-place votes cast by members of the BBWAA to beat out teammate Chris Archer, who got one first place vote and Detroit Tigers SS Jose Iglesias, who received five first-place votes.
Myers also was the Sporting News 2013 AL Rookie of the Year .