Ryu Hyun-jin places 4th in National League rookie voting

South Korean left-handed pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers placed fourth in the voting for the National League Rookie of the Year award.

Ryu earned 10 third-place votes for 10 points in the voting whose results were released by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) on Monday (local time).

Jose Fernandez, a right-hander for the Miami Marlins, won the top honor with 142 points. Fernandez received 26 of 30 first-place votes from a BBWAA panel.

Yasiel Puig, an outfielder for the Dodgers, ranked second with 95 points, while right-hander Shelby Miller of the St. Louis Cardinals came in third with 12 points.

Park Sae-jin swatchsjp@ajunews.com

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