Munro: Peters 15th Canadian to receive MLB Rookie of the Year votes

Okotoks Dawgs alum and Chicago White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) finished eighth in the American League Rookie of the Year voting.

November 12, 2026

By Neil Munro

Canadian Baseball Network

Chicago White Sox outfielder Tristan Peters became the 15th Canadian to receive MLB Rookie of the Year votes when he finished eighth in the American League voting.

In the results announced on Tuesday, Peters (Winkler, Man.) received two third-place votes, a fourth-place vote and four fifth place votes.

Detroit Tigers infielder Kevin McGonigle was the near unanimous winner of the award, securing 28 of 30 first-place votes.

In his first full big league season, Peters batted .265 with 12 home runs, 31 doubles and a .437 slugging percentage in 156 games for the White Sox. He also finished with 116 hits, 56 RBIs, eight stolen bases and a 3.6 bWAR (Baseball Reference WAR).

On July 10, he became just the second Canadian major leaguer since 1900 to hit for the cycle (George Kottaras (Scarborough, Ont.) did it for the Milwaukee Brewers on September 3, 2011). On August 22, Peters began a streak in which he homered in five straight games.

The Okotoks Dawgs grad continued his solid hitting in the postseason, batting .286 with a .348 on-base percentage in seven contests.

For his performance this season, he was named to Baseball America’s MLB All-Rookie Team and MLB Pipeline’s All-Rookie First Team. He was also named a Silver Slugger Award finalist among American League outfielders.

Here’s a complete list of Canadians who have received MLB Rookie of the Year votes: