When Atlanta Braves catcher Drake Baldwin was announced as the National League’s Rookie of the Year on Monday, he solidified his historic 2025 season as a special one for the franchise. Even though the Braves finished 10 games below .500 at 76-86, Baldwin’s remarkable season makes the 2025 campaign a special year nonetheless. Baldwin, 24, made history in several ways by officially being named Rookie of the Year. While the honor has become second nature to the Braves franchise in recent years — two of Baldwin’s teammates Ronald Acuna Jr. (2018) and Michael Harris II (2022) also took home the trophy for their strong play right out of the gate. However, they didn’t enjoy their instant MLB success as a catcher. Baldwin is actually only the second Braves catcher to earn the title of Rookie of the Year, granted the achievement is even more rare at the position across baseball. With the addition of Baldwin, only 10 catchers have ever won the award. The last prior to Baldwin was Buster Posey in 2010. Statically,
