The Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America will hold its 69th Annual Awards Dinner on Jan. 17, 2008, at the Westin Waterfront Hotel in South Boston.

A few of the award winners have been announced: Mike Lowell will receive the Thomas A. Yawkey Award as the Red Sox MVP; Dustin Pedroia will receive the Red Sox Rookie of the Year award, to go with his AL Rookie of the Year honors; Josh Beckett is the Red Sox Pitcher of the Year and Jonathan Papelbon is the Red Sox Fireman of the Year.

Tickets for the dinner remain available by sending a check ($135 per ticket) to PO Box 7346, Nashua NH, 03060.

The Westin Waterfront is located adjacent to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, where the dinner was held the past two years.

- Alan Greenwood