Topps Announces All-Rookie Team

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Topps Announces All-Rookie Team
Nov 26 2007 3:41PM



Topps announced its 49th annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team today. This year's team, which powered for a combined 149 home runs, features five unanimous selections including N.L. ROY Ryan Braun, Delmon Young, Chris Young, Hunter Pence and James Loney.

The World Series Champion Boston Red Sox have two players named to the team including A.L. ROY Dustin Pedroia and Hideki Okajima.


The team:
1B James Loney, Los Angeles (98 games, 15 HR, 67 RBI, .331)
2B Dustin Pedroia, Boston (139, 8, 50, .317)
3B Ryan Braun, Milwaukee (113, 34, 97, .324)
SS Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado (155, 24, 99, .291)
OF Delmon Young, Tampa Bay (162, 13, 93, .288)
OF Chris Young, Arizona (148, 32, 68, .237)
OF Hunter Pence, Houston (108, 17, 69, .322)
C Carlos Ruiz, Philadelphia (115, 6, 54, .259)

RHP Brian Bannister, Kansas City (165 IP, 12-9, 3.87, 77 K, 44 BB)
LHP Hideki Okajima, Boston (69 IP, 3-2, 2.22, 63 K, 17 BB)

The Topps Major League Rookie All-Star team began in 1959 with Willie McCovey being the first of 15 future Hall of Famers named to the squad. The Rookie All-Stars will each have a trophy on their 2008 trading card in Topps Baseball, with Series One due out, January 28, 2008.