Acuña, Jr. wants to become the 31 ball player since 1947 to win both the Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year Awards.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynemcdonnell/2023/09/07/mookie-betts-pursues-most-valuable-player-award-history-with-composure/

And while we know winners of this season's individual awards, like MVP and Rookie of the Year, the team honors are just beginning to roll in. Those include All-Rookie, All-Defensive and the prestigious All-NBA teams.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/all-nba-awards-tracker-rookie-defensive-all-nba-teams

Barkley is a two-time Pro Bowler who won 2018 Rookie of the Year honors.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/giants-saquon-barkley-reportedly-not-signing-franchise-tag-before-otas

Betting on someone else like Scoot Henderson for NBA Rookie of the Year should be viewed as a safer investment at this stage.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/06/30/nba-rookie-of-year-pick-can-scoot-henderson-steal-award/

DraftKings Sportsbook has Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson listed as the +130 favorite for American League Rookie of the Year.

Source: https://nesn.com/bets/2023/08/masataka-yoshida-bettors-must-hope-voters-buy-this-value-argument/

Edwards was taken with the first overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft but finished as a runner up to LaMelo Ball for the Rookie of the Year award in his first season.

Source: https://1390granitecitysports.com/wolves-edwards-named-to-nba-all-star-game-as-injury-replacement/

Fifteen years later, is it likely that the Giants of Jones and Saquon Barkley and Brian Daboll, the league’s Rookie of the Year, will author an even wilder story than that one?

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/01/15/super-bowl-run-now-in-play-with-giants-getting-better-and-better/

Freshman middle blocker Misa Dlouha won AE Rookie of the Year and collected a spot on the all-rookie team.

Source: https://www.bupipedream.com/sports/volleyball/144624/volleyball-2/

Girma, who in 2022 was the first player ever to win both Rookie of the Year and Defender of the Year in a single season, has been fighting to become a starter at center back since her first cap last April.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/uswnt-offsetting-inexperience-with-incredibly-gifted-young-talent

He came in sixth in NL Rookie of the Year voting.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/01/24/jeff-mcneil-should-be-on-deck-to-receive-contract-extension/

He ended his first full big league regular season as the Most Valuable Oriole, and next month, he will likely be named the AL Rookie of the Year.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/10/05/the-10-best-moments-from-the-orioles-historic-2023-regular-season/

He finished his rookie campaign in the Canadian Football League as the Grey Cup Champion and Rookie of the Year.

Source: https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2023/12/22/wildcats-in-the-nfl-week-15-ekow-boye-doe-shines-on-special-teams-timmy-horne-signed-to-giants/

He has made the All-Star team the last two seasons and has helped revitalize the Grizzlies since he won the Rookie of the Year Award in 2020.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/04/sports/basketball/ja-morant-grizzlies-video.html

He’s a three-time American League MVP, a Rookie of the Year and a 10-time All-Star if you’re into awards.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/03/10/mike-trout-team-usa-ready-for-world-baseball-classic-opener-against-great-britain/

He’s been one of the nation’s top recruiters, landing several prominent players including including Garrett Wilson, the AFC Rookie of the Year with the New York Jets, and current Ohio State All-American Marvin Harrison Jr.

Source: https://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/2023/04/18/osu-oc-hartline-injured-in-atv-accident/

He was the 1996 Rookie of the Year.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/04/04/c-stan-standing-tough/

He would add to a team that had a 101-61 record in 2023, led by AL Rookie of the Year Gunnar Henderson and catcher Adley Rutschman, who was second in the 2022 AL Rookie voting.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckmurr/2023/12/25/eager-baltimore-orioles-must-wait-until-2024-to-unwrap-holliday-gift/

However, for all of Ohtani’s wonderous feats since winning the AL Rookie of the Year in 2018, the Angels haven’t had a winning season since he left his native Japan to play in the United States.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnperrotto/2023/05/19/angels-know-best-recruiting-pitch-to-shohei-ohtani/

Hudson Malinoski and Sam Court are co-winners of the team’s Rookie of the Year Award.

Source: https://brooksbulletin.com/bandits-regular-season-done-next-round-one-playoffs/

I’m not sure the AWA had other women, but Madusa managed to get over mostly based off her association with Curt Hennig & even won Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Rookie of the Year award in 1988.

Source: https://411mania.com/wrestling/top-7-female-wrestlers-with-february-birthdays/