Yesterday, MLS announced Andre Shinyashiki as one of the three finalists for Rookie of the Year with Brenden Aaronson of the Philadelphia Union and Hassani Dotson of Minnesota United FC.
This morning, MLS announced that Colorado Rapids’ very own Andre Shinyashiki had won Rookie of the Year!
Expectations were high for Shinyashiki from the very beginning. After a solid career at the University of Denver, the Rapids traded their 15th overall pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft and $100,000 in GAM to the Chicago Fire to secure the 5th pick, which they used to draft Shinyashiki.