Main League Baseball’s 2024 Silver Slugger Award recipients have been introduced Tuesday, with honors going to Mookie Betts, Aaron Choose, Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper, Francisco Lindor, Jose Altuve, Juan Soto and extra. The Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Kansas Metropolis Royals, and New York Yankees every took residence a number of awards,
The Silver Slugger Awards are decided by a vote amongst managers and coaches, with every workforce receiving 4 ballots in all (the supervisor plus three coaches of the workforce’s selecting). The goal is to focus on and reward the very best hitter at each place primarily based on statistical evaluation and basic commentary. Each leagues boast 10 winners, together with a DH and a utility slot for gamers who might not match neatly right into a single defensive place.
Here is the Nationwide League’s winners:
- C: William Contreras, Brewers
- 1B: Bryce Harper, Phillies
- 2B: Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks
- 3B: Manny Machado, Padres
- SS: Francisco Lindor, Mets
- OF: Jackson Merrill, Padres
- OF: Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers
- OF: Jurickson Profar, Padres
- DH: Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers
- UTL: Mookie Betts, Dodgers
And this is the American League’s crop:
- C: Salvador Perez, Royals
- 1B: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Blue Jays
- 2B: Jose Altuve, Astros
- 3B: José Ramírez, Guardians
- SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
- OF: Aaron Choose, Yankees
- OF: Juan Soto, Yankees
- OF: Anthony Santander, Orioles
- DH: Brent Rooker, Athletics
- UTL: Josh Smith, Rangers
Mookie Betts and Jose Altuve led the way in which with their seventh respective Silver Slugger Awards. In the meantime, Salvador Perez, José Ramírez and Juan Soto every received their fifth, and Bryce Harper, Aaron Choose and Francisco Lindor took residence their fourth. Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández received their third apiece.
This 12 months’s class additionally consists of seven first-time winners: Bobby Witt, Jr., Anthony Santander, Brent Rooker, Josh Smith, Ketel Marte, Jackson Merrill, and Jurickson Profar.
Of the 20 winners, 4 are presently free brokers: Soto, Santander, Profar, and Hernández.
