#rookie-season

#rookie-season

Walking back to the White Sox' dugout after his two-run homer in the second inning Monday against the Twins, Chase Meidroth had a revelation. "He came into the dugout and he was like, 'Dude, homers are sick,'" fellow rookie Colson Montgomery said after a 6-5 win. "I was like, 'Yeah, they are pretty sick.'" For a moment, Meidroth got to feel what Montgomery has been feeling on the regular.

It was clear when the Toronto Raptors decided to abandon the Davion Mitchell experiment, which had proven to be effective in spurts, that Jamal Shead was fully trusted as the team's primary focus of a tenacious and gritty guard for the foreseeable future. I was really impressed with Shead's rookie campaign, especially given the circumstances that brought him to Toronto in the first place. He was an older prospect, and the only reason he ended up with the Raptors is because they managed to pull off a trade with the Sacramento Kings during 2024 draft night,

Marcelo Mayer's rookie season is officially over after suffering a wrist sprain in late July, which has kept him sidelined since then.

Malonga's scarcity of minutes makes performances like last night's in Chicago feel even more special. In a career-high 17 minutes, she put up 14 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and two blocks.

Ware's journey has seen him evolve from a promising rookie with potential to a second team All-Rookie player, improving his numbers throughout the season.

While Johnny Newton only managed two sacks in his rookie year, his quickness and disruptive ability in the run game were positively noted, reflecting his potential to impact the defense positively.

...I think you just show up every day and you try to win a baseball game. You try not, you know, to look at your own numbers...

Taylor emphasized the importance of Carter forging his own legacy: "He can't be another Lawrence Taylor. He has to make his mark. It's up to him."

Despite finishing his rookie season with a .666 OPS, Anthony Volpe demonstrated strong defensive skills, durability, and base running abilities, consistently meeting expectations.