The Dodgers have had the top rookie 14 times since Jackie Robinson won the initial award in 1947 with Brooklyn. No other NL team has won more than six.
Mondesi, 23, batted .306 with 16 home runs and led major league outfielders with 16 assists in the season that ended Aug. 12 because of the players' strike. He received all 28 first-place votes in balloting by baseball writers. Houston reliever John Hudek was second and Atlanta outfielder Ryan Klesko was third.
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