Below are point totals for the balloting for the 2026 Rookie of the Year Award, as voted on by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ballots for each award were submitted prior to the start of the postseason from two writers in every league.
The system rewards seven points for first place, four for second place, three for third place, two for fourth place, and one for fifth place.
American League results
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McGonigle (Tigers) | 28 | 2 | 204 | |||
| Parker Messick (Guardians) | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 122 | |
| Payton Tolle (Red Sox) | 12 | 6 | 6 | 54 | ||
| Munetaka Murakami (White Sox) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 39 | |
| Carter Jensen (Royals) | 4 | 9 | 1 | 31 | ||
| Chase DeLauter (Guardians) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | |
| Kazuma Okamoto (Blue Jays) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Tristan Peters (White Sox) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | ||
| Walbert Ureña (Angels) | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Sam Antonacci (White Sox) | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Travis Bazzana (Guardians) | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Henry Bolte (Athletics) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Dylan Beavers (Orioles) | 1 | 1 |
National League results
| Player | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sal Stewart (Reds) | 20 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 170 |
| Carson Benge (Mets) | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 107 |
| JJ Wetherholt (Cardinals) | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 99 |
| Nolan McLean (Mets) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 70 | |
| TJ Rumfield (Rockies) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 49 | |
| Logan Henderson (Brewers) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Bryce Eldridge (Giants) | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Didier Fuentes (Braves) | 2 | 2 | ||||
| A.J. Ewing (Mets) | 1 | 1 |