Altuve, Betts, Ohtani, Judge among Silver Slugger Award winners

Nov 12, 2024, 08:10 PM ET

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Mookie Betts led the sector of Silver Slugger honorees by choosing 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 totally different golf equipment with at the least one honoree.

Altuve, 34, was picked because the American League second baseman winner after he batted .295 with a .789 OPS, 20 residence 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 residence runs, 24 doubles and 75 RBIs whereas being restricted to 116 video games for the World Collection champion Dodgers. He earned his eighth profession All-Star nod and was named a Silver Slugger for the third 12 months in a row.

MVP favorites Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Shohei Ohtani of the Dodgers predictably made the listing 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 residence runs and 130 RBIs with a 1.036 OPS; he added 59 stolen bases to develop into the primary 50-50 participant in main league historical past.

It’s Decide’s fourth Silver Slugger win and Ohtani’s third.

The total listing of winners is as follows:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Catcher: Salvador Perez, Kansas City 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