BECKHAM NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR BY THE SPORTING NEWS Third baseman Gordon Beckham of the Chicago White Sox joined left-handed pitcher J.A. Happ of the Philadelphia Phillies as The Sporting News Rookies of the Year.

Beckham, 22, batted .270 (102-378) with 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 63 RBI in 103 games with the White Sox in 2009. He is the ninth rookie in White Sox history to be honored by The Sporting News and the first since current manager Ozzie Guillen in 1985.