Professional baseball star Eddie Rosario, Atlanta Braves left fielder, has been named the Hickok Belt® Award winner for October 2021. Voting was conducted by a select panel of members of the National Sports Media Association (NSMA). Voters selected the 30-year-old baseball star for his performance that assured the Atlanta Braves a 2021 World Series win, their first since 1999. His feats throughout postseason included a game-saving catch in Game 4 of the World Series, robbing Houston Astros Jose Altuve of extra bases. Rosario won the NLCS MVP Award for his performance, including two four-hit games.
Other finalists for October in order of how the NSMA ranked them included: Tom Brady (football), Derrick Henry (football), Tyson Fury (boxing), Ian Anderson (baseball), Alex Ovechkin (hockey), Frederik Andersen (hockey), Steph Curry (basketball), Kyle Larson (auto racing), and Mikaela Schiffrin (skiing).
His selection as the Hickok Belt® Award winner for October 2021 recognizes Eddie Rosario as the “best of the best” in professional sports for the month and makes him the tenth candidate eligible to receive the overall Hickok Belt® Award for 2021, joining Emma Raducanu, Athing Mu, Caleb Dressel, Shohei Ohtani, Phil Mickelson, Hideki Matsuyama, Luka Doncic, Naomi Osaka, and Patrick Mahomes. Winners as selected by the NSMA will be announced each month throughout 2021.
The Hickok Belt® Award was originally presented annually from 1950-1976. Past recipients include a list of the 20th century’s elite athletes including the likes of Muhammad Ali, Arnold Palmer, Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, Jim Brown, and others who defined their sports. To learn more about the history of the Hickok Belt® Award and keep up with all the news surrounding the award in 2021, visit hickokbelt.com.
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