Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes was named the National League's Rookie of the Year on Monday, beating out a loaded field that included Jackson Merrill and Jackson Chourio, and New York Yankees starter Luis Gil won the the award in the American League.

Major League Baseball's annual awards week got underway Monday night with the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year award. The Manager of the Year award will follow Tuesday, then it will be Cy Youngs on Wednesday and Most Valuable Players on Thursday.

On Monday night, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (National League) and New York Yankees pitcher Luis Gil (American League) captured the Rookie of the Yea