Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Mookie Betts led the sector of Silver Slugger honorees by selecting up the award for the seventh time of their careers.
Main League Baseball revealed the 2024 Silver Sluggers on Tuesday, as voted on by main league managers and coaches. The group options seven first-time winners and 14 completely different golf equipment with a minimum of one honoree.
Altuve, 34, was picked because the American League second baseman winner after he batted .295 with a .789 OPS, 20 house runs, 31 doubles and 65 RBIs in 153 video games in 2024. He was an All-Star for the ninth time.
Betts, 32, hit .289 with an .863 OPS, 19 house runs, 24 doubles and 75 RBIs whereas being restricted to 116 video games for the World Sequence champion Dodgers. He earned his eighth profession All-Star nod and was named a Silver Slugger for the third yr in a row.
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MVP favorites Aaron Decide of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers predictably made the record after their sturdy seasons. Decide hammered 58 homers and 144 RBIs with a 1.159 OPS to steer the majors in all of these classes. Ohtani posted profession highs of 54 house runs and 130 RBIs with a 1.036 OPS; he added 59 stolen bases to turn out to be the primary 50-50 participant in main league historical past.
It’s Decide’s fourth Silver Slugger win and Ohtani’s third.
The total record of winners is as follows:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Catcher: Salvador Perez, Kansas Metropolis Royals
First base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
Second base: Altuve, Astros
Third base: Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Guardians
Shortstop: Bobby Witt Jr., Royals
Outfield: Decide, Yankees; Juan Soto, Yankees; Anthony Santander, Baltimore Orioles
Designated hitter: Brent Rooker, Oakland Athletics
Utility: Josh Smith, Texas Rangers
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Catcher: William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
First base: Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
Second base: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
Third base: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
Shortstop: Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
Outfield: Jackson Merrill, Padres; Teoscar Hernandez, Dodgers; Jurickson Profar, Padres
Designated hitter: Ohtani, Dodgers
Utility: Betts, Dodgers
