Finally a post-season award for the Mets

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

of sorts! Nice that Omir's card will get that little trophy in the corner next year.

TOPPS MAJOR LEAGUE ROOKIE ALL-STAR TEAM

New York, NY - Nov. 25, 2009 - The Topps Company announces the 51st annual Topps Major League Rookie All-Star Team.

The Summary:

1B Travis Ishikawa, San Francisco (120 games, 9 HR, 39 RBI, .261)
2B Chris Getz, Chicago (A.L.) (107, 2, 31, .261)
3B Gordon Beckham, Chicago (A.L.) (103, 14, 63, .270) (image attached)
SS Elvis Andrus, Texas (145, 6, 40, .267)
OF Chris Coghlan, Florida (128, 9, 47, .321)
OF Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh (108, 12, 54, .286)
OF Nolan Reimold, Baltimore (104, 15, 45, .279)
C Omir Santos, New York (N.L.) (96, 7, 40, .260)
RHP Tommy Hanson, Atlanta (127.2 IP, 11-4, 2.89, 116 K, 46 BB)
LHP J.A. Happ, Philadelphia (166 IP, 12-4, 2.93, 119 K, 56 BB)

The Topps Major League Rookie All-Star team began in 1959 with Willie McCovey being the first of 16 future Hall of Famers named to the squad (others include Johnny Bench, Rod Carew, Gary Carter, Carlton Fisk, Paul Molitor, Joe Morgan, Eddie Murray, Tony Perez, Kirby Puckett, Jim Rice, Cal Ripken, Ryne Sandberg, Tom Seaver, Ozzie Smith and Billy Williams). The Rookie All-Stars will each have a trophy on their 2010 trading card in Topps Baseball, with Series One due out in late January.

The Major League Rookie All-Star Team is one of a number of awards programs managed by Topps to reward and encourage young ballplayers. Since 1959, Topps has annually bestowed honors on minor leaguers, baseball scouts and the Baseball Organization of the Year.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He'll get that cup on his baseball card next year. Sweet!

[metirish]

Nice for a guy that was an injury replacement for Schneider.

[bmfc1]

Congratulations to Omir. He gave us one of the few great moments of the season, and capped off for me one of the best games I've ever seen in person, with his GW homerun at Fenway.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'll take it.

Also, one more reason Happ should have gone against the Yankees in game six.

[ashie62]

Omir Santos-Your 2009 Topps Almost Rookie of the year

Nice job Omir