The Oakland Athletics' 1987 season involved the A's finishing 3rd in the American League West with a record of 81 wins and 81 losses.
 Mark McGwire set a rookie record by hitting 49 home runs.
 At the beginning of the season, the word "Athletics" returned, in script lettering, to the front of the team's jerseys.
 Former A's owner, Charles O. Finley banned the word "Athletics" from the club's name in the past because he felt that name was too closely associated with former Philadelphia Athletics owner Connie Mack.
 In his first full Major League season, Mark McGwire hit 49 home runs, a single-season record for a rookie; he was named the American League Rookie of the Year.
 McGwire would be the first American League rookie since Al Rosen of the Cleveland Indians in 1950 to lead the American League in home runs.
 The 1987 season also saw the return of Reggie Jackson to Oakland.
The Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's Pacific Coast League.
 Managers from the 16 Pacific Coast League teams and media representatives in each city across the league vote for the winner of the award.
 In 1998, Jeremy Giambi won the first ever Pacific Coast League Rookie of the Year Award.
The Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award is awarded annually to the best defensive player at each fielding position in Major League Baseball.
 One overall Defensive Player of the Year is also selected each year.
 Unlike the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards, which are voted on by major league managers and coaches, the Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award winners are determined by statistics using sabermetrics.
 In 2012, the baseball glove manufacturer Wilson created the Defensive Player of the Year Award to honor the best defensive player on each team in Major League Baseball.
 One award winner was selected from each league as that league's overall Defensive Player of the Year.
 Starting in 2014, the awards are given to the best defensive player at each position, regardless of league, and the overall award is given to only one player, regardless of league.
 Also in 2014, a new award was created for the best Defensive Team of the Year, regardless of league.
The Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's Eastern League.
 In 1997, Cliff Floyd won the first ever Eastern League Rookie of the Year Award.
Milton Cuyler, Jr. (born October 7, 1968) is a former major league outfielder drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the amateur draft.
 He finished third behind Juan Guzman and winner Chuck Knoblauch for the American League Rookie of the Year award.
The International League Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the best rookie player in minor league baseball's International League.
 In 1950, Randy Jackson won the first ever International League Rookie of the Year Award.
Major League Baseball (MLB) annually honors its best relief pitchers in the American League (AL) and National League (NL) with the Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award and Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award, respectively.
 The awards are named after Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman, who played their entire careers in the respective leagues.
 First issued in 2014, the awards replaced the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Year Award, which had been presented since 2005.
 Also in 2014, the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month Award was discontinued.
 Though all relief pitchers are eligible, all recipients of the award have been closers.
Edward Charles "Chuck" Knoblauch ( ; born July 7, 1968) is a retired Major League Baseball player.
 He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors, from until , for the Minnesota Twins (1991–97), New York Yankees (1998–2001) and Kansas City Royals (2002).
 He played mostly as a second baseman before moving to left field for his last two seasons.
Kristopher Lee Bryant (born January 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB).
 Bryant attended the University of San Diego, where he played college baseball for the Toreros, and won the Dick Howser Trophy and Golden Spikes Award his junior year in 2013.
 The Cubs selected him number-two overall in the 2013 MLB draft and he quickly became one of the top prospects in baseball.
 Bryant made his major league debut in 2015 and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
 He won a World Series championship with the Cubs in , and was named the National League Most Valuable Player.
Evan Michael Longoria (born October 7, 1985), nicknamed Longo, is an American professional baseball player.
 He played for the Long Beach State University baseball team, where he was the 2005 Cape Cod League MVP, and the 2006 Big West Co-Player of the Year.
 He was drafted by the Rays in the first round as the third pick overall in the 2006 MLB draft.
 After two full seasons in the minors, he made his major league debut for the Rays in , and was named to the American League team for the 2008 MLB All Star Game.
 Longoria was also named the 2008 American League Rookie of the Year on November 10.
 Longoria has also made the All-Star team three times, being selected from 2008 to 2010.
 Longoria had one of the biggest hits in Rays history when he hit a walk off home run in extra innings of the last game of the 2011 season, snapping a tie with the Red Sox in the race for the American League wildcard spot and sending his team into the postseason.

Question: Who is a Major League Baseball player that was the winner of the American League Rookie of the Year award?
Answer: Chuck Knoblauch