If teammates finishing first and second in Rookie of the Year Award voting sounds like a rarity, that’s because it is. In 2025, the Athletics' Nick Kurtz and Jacob Wilson became the ninth pair to accomplish the feat .

It makes sense, given that we’ve come to expect that teammates who excel in the same year may “split the vote,” preventing either from winning an award. But sometimes, two teammates produce enough that even that doesn’t stand in the way.

While there have been nine instances of teammates finishing first and second for Rookie of the Year, some additional context is helpful. Prior to 1980, writers’ ballots consisted of listing just one choice for the award in their league (or MLB-wide, for the first two years) – since then, writers have ranked a top three. This is worth noti

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