Jeremy Hellickson of the Tampa Bay Rays was named the 2011 American League Rookie of the Year after collecting 17 first place votes and 102 points total by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He outpaced Mark Trumbo of the Angels who had five first place votes and 63 points, Eric Hosmer of the Royals who had four first place votes and 38 points, Ivan Nova of the Yankees who had one first place vote and 30 points, and Dustin Ackley of the Mariners who had one first place vote and six points total. Others receiving votes were Michael Pineda of the Mariners with 11 points, Desmond Jennings of the Rays with one point and Jordan Walden of the Angels with one point.
For the 2011 season RHP Hellickson was 13-10 with a 2.95 ERA, 117 strikeouts and 1.15 WHIP in 189 innings over 29 games. For his career which included a late season call up in 2010 he is 17-10 with a 3.04 ERA, 150 strikeouts, 1.14 WHIP in 225.1 innings over 39 games. He was originally drafted by the Rays in the fourth round in 2005.
He was born on April 8, 1987 in Des Moines, IA.
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