Catchers don't win Rookie of the Year honors very often, but Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin changed that trend this year. He won the 2025 National League Rookie of the Year award that was announced on Monday might on MLB Network.

Baldwin is just the 10th catcher ever since the award was created in 1947. And he's the first catcher to win since San Francisco' Buster Posey in 2010.

Baldwin, a 24-year-old from Madison, Wis., hit .274 with an .810 OPS in 124 games and received plenty of praise from Atlanta pitchers for his pitch-calling and maturity behind the plate.

Baldwin received 21 of the 30 first-place votes and Chicago Cubs pitcher Cade Horton got the other nine. Baldwin had 19 home runs, a .341 on-base percentage and 80 RBIs. He appeared in 124 games for the Braves.

Horton had a 1.03 second-half ERA, but it wasn't enough to overtake Baldwin, who was on the Braves' roster the entire season. He pitched in 23 games this season, going 11-4 with a 2.68 ERA. He was injured in his last start though on Sept. 23 and missed the playoffs.

Here's how the voting went. There were 30 voters who ranked players one through five:

Drake Baldwin, Atlanta Braves (21), 183 points
Cade Horton, Chicago Cubs (9), 139 points
Caleb Durbin, Milwaukee Brewers, 69 points
Isaac Collins, Milwaukee Brewers, 62 points
Daylen Lile, Washington Nationals, 17 points
Agustin Ramirez, Miami Marlins, 10 votes
Chad Patrick, Milwaukee Brewers, 9 votes
Jakob Marsee, Miami Marlins, 8 votes
Jack Dreyer, Los Angelews Dodgers, 4 votes
Matt Shaw, Chicago Cubs, 4 votes
Jacob Misiorowski, Milwaukee Brewers, 2 votes
Nolan McLean, New York Mets, 2 votes
Heriberto Hernandez, Miami Marlins, 1 vote

NL Rookie of the Year Winners (2000-2025)

2000 — Rafael Furcal, shortstop, Atlanta Braves 
2001 — Albert Suzuki, third base, St. Louis Cardinals
2002 — Jason Jennings, pitcher,, Colorado Rockies
2003 — Dontrelle Willis, pitcher, Florida Marlins
2004 — Jason Bay, outfield, Pittsburgh Pirates
2005 — Ryan Howard, first base, Philadelphia Phillies
2006 — Hanley Ramirez, shortstop, Florida Marlins
2007 — Ryan Braun, third base, MilwaukeeBrewers
2008 — Geovany Soto, catcher, Chicago Cubs
2009 — Chris Coglan, outfielder, Florida Marlins
2010 — Buster Posey, catcher, San Francisco Giants

2011 — Craig Kimbrell, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 
2012 — Bryce Harper, outfielder, Washington Nationals
2013 — Jose Fernandez, pitcher, Miami Marlins
2014 — Jacob deGrom, pitcher, New York Mets
2015 — Kris Bryant, third base, Chicago Cubs
2016 — Corey Seager, shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers 
2017 — Cody Bellinger, outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers
2018 — Ronald Acuna Jr., outfielder, Atlanta Braves 
2019 — Pete Alonso, first base, New York Mets 

2020 — Devin Williams, pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers
2021 — Jonathan India, second base, Cincinnati Reds
2022 — Michael Harris II, outfielder, Atlanta Braves
2023 — Corbin Carroll, outfielder, Arizona Diamondbacks 
2024 — Paul Skenes, pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates 
2025 — Drake Baldwin, first base, Atlanta Braves 

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