Main League Baseball’s 2024 Silver Slugger Award recipients have been introduced Tuesday, with honors going to聽Mookie Betts,聽Aaron Decide,聽Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper, Francisco Lindor, Jose Altuve,聽Juan Soto聽and extra. The Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Kansas Metropolis Royals, and New York Yankees every took dwelling a number of awards,
The Silver Slugger Awards are decided by a vote amongst managers and coaches, with every group receiving 4 ballots in all (the supervisor plus three coaches of the group’s selecting). The goal is to spotlight and reward the very best hitter at each place primarily based on statistical evaluation and normal commentary. Each leagues boast 10 winners, together with a DH and a utility slot for gamers who could 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 Hern谩ndez, 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: Jos茅 Ram铆rez, Guardians
- SS: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
- OF: Aaron Decide, 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, Jos茅 Ram铆rez and Juan Soto every gained their fifth, and Bryce Harper, Aaron Decide and Francisco Lindor took dwelling their fourth. Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hern谩ndez gained their third apiece.
This 12 months’s class additionally contains 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 Hern谩ndez.
