2008 MLB Rookie of the Year
| All Winners \ 2008 \ 2007 \ 2006 \ 2005 \ 2004 \ 2003 \ 2002 \ 2001 \ 2000 \ 1999 \ 1998 \ 1997 \ 1996 \ 1995 \ 1994 \ 1993 \ 1992 \ 1991 \ 1990 \ 1989 \ 1988 \ 1987 \ 1986 \ 1985 \ 1984 \ 1983 \ 1982 \ 1981 \ 1980 \ 1979 \ 1978 \ 1977 \ 1976 \ 1975 \ 1974 \ 1973 \ 1972 \ 1971 \ 1970 \ 1969 \ 1968 \ 1967 \ 1966 \ 1965 \ 1964 \ 1963 \ 1962 \ 1961 \ 1960 \ 1959 \ 1958 \ 1957 \ 1956 \ 1955 \ 1954 \ 1953 \ 1952 \ 1951 \ 1950 \ 1949 \ 1948 \ 1947 \ |
[edit] National League
| Player | Team | Votes |
| Geovany Soto | Chicago Cubs | 158 points (31 1st-place votes) |
| Joey Votto | Cincinnati Reds | 76 points (1 1st-place vote) |
| Jair Jurrjens | Atlanta Braves | 34 points |
| Edinson Volquez | Cincinnati Reds | 9 points |
| Jay Bruce | Cincinnati Reds | 7 points |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Chicago Cubs | 4 points |
[edit] American League
| Player | Team | Votes |
| Evan Longoria | Tampa Bay Rays | 140 points (28 1st-place votes) |
| Alexei Ramirez | Chicago White Sox | 59 points |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Boston Red Sox | 26 points |
| Mike Aviles | Kansas City Royals | 9 points |
| Armando Galarraga | Detroit Tigers | 9 points |
| Joey Devine | Oakland Athletics | 3 points |
| Denard Span | Minnesota Twins | 3 points |
| Nick Blackburn | Minnesota Twins | 3 points |
| Joba Chamberlain | New York Yankees | 1 point |
| Brad Ziegler | Oakland Athletics | 1 point |
