Ronald Acuña Jr.

The case for Acuña rests on a single line in the record book: he is the only player in major league history to hit 40 home runs and steal 70 bases in the same season. That 2023 campaign, which also produced 73 stolen bases and a modern-era franchise record, sits alongside an MVP Award, a Rookie of the Year Award, and five All-Star selections before his 29th birthday. He reached 200 career home runs and 200 career stolen bases faster than anyone who has ever played, a milestone he hit in September 2026. Add a World Baseball Classic title with Venezuela, the country's first, and the collection is unusually complete for a player still in his prime. The stolen-base titles, two of them, underline what makes him distinctive: a power hitter who runs like a leadoff man.