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Rookie class was stellar, but Ronald Acuna Jr. may shine brightest in long run

Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. are the rookies of the year and while you can argue the merits of the other candidates, I think the voters made the right selections. In the end, the votes weren't close, with Ohtani getting 25 of the 30 first-place votes and Acuña receiving 27 first-place votes.

Even though Ohtani pitched just 51 2/3 innings, he became the first player since Babe Ruth in 1919 to pitch at least 50 innings and hit at least 15 home runs. Unless you're 100-and-something years old, Ohtani did something none of us have ever seen.