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Bregman, Trout highlight Silver Slugger Award winners

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Major League Baseball announced the Silver Slugger Award winners Thursday, recognizing the top offensive players at each position from both leagues.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout took home a Silver Slugger for the seventh time, while DJ LeMahieu unseated Jose Altuve at second base in the American League. Altuve had won five straight.

A number of players earned their first Silver Sluggers on Thursday, including AL MVP candidate Alex Bregman, Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr., and Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger.

Here's a complete list of award winners at each position:

AL catcher

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Winner: Mitch Garver, Minnesota Twins (1st Silver Slugger)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
93 31 67 .995 155
  • Garver hit 31 home runs to set a new single-season franchise record for Twins catchers.

AL first base

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Winner: Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians (1st)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
158 34 93 .911 135
  • Santana's .397 OBP and 110 runs scored led all qualified first basemen in MLB.

AL second base

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Winner: DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees (1st)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
145 26 102 .893 136
  • LeMahieu recorded career highs in home runs, RBIs, slugging, OBP, and doubles.

AL third base

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Winner: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros (1st)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
156 41 112 1.015 168
  • Bregman led all AL third basemen with 41 home runs, 119 walks, and a 1.015 OPS.

AL shortstop

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Winner: Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox (3rd)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
155 33 117 .939 141
  • Bogaerts led all AL shortstops in extra-base hits, RBIs, and OPS. He's won three Silver Sluggers. All other Red Sox shortstops have combined to win two (John Valentin in 1995 and Nomar Garciaparra in 1997).

AL outfielders

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Winners: Mike Trout, Angels (7th)
George Springer, Astros (2nd)
Mookie Betts, Red Sox (3rd)

PLAYER GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
Mike Trout 134 45 104 1.083 180
George Springer 122 39 96 .974 156
Mookie Betts 150 29 80 .915 135
  • Trout has won a Silver Slugger in every season of his career except for 2011 and 2017.
  • Springer posted career highs in average, on-base percentage, slugging, OPS+, RBIs, and home runs.
  • This is the third time Betts has won a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same season. No other Red Sox player has done that more than once.

AL designated hitter

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Winner: Nelson Cruz, Twins (3rd)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
120 41 108 1.031 163
  • Cruz hit at least 40 home runs for the fourth time in his career and posted a career-high 1.031 OPS.

NL catcher

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Winner: J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies (2nd)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
145 25 83 .820 108
  • Realmuto led all NL catchers with 83 RBIs.

NL first base

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Winner: Freddie Freeman, Braves (1st)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
158 38 121 .938 138
  • Freeman led all NL first basemen in average and RBIs.

NL second base

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Winner: Ozzie Albies, Braves (1st)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
160 24 86 .852 117
  • Albies led the NL with 189 hits.

NL third base

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Winner: Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals (2nd)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
146 34 126 1.010 154
  • Rendon led all NL third basemen with a .319 average, 126 RBIs, and a 1.010 OPS.

NL shortstop

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Winner: Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies (2nd)

GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
145 35 85 .917 121
  • Story led all NL shortstops with 35 home runs and a .917 OPS.

NL outfielders

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Winners: Cody Bellinger, Dodgers (1st)
Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers (3rd)
Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves (1st)

PLAYER GP HR RBI OPS WRC+
Cody Bellinger 156 47 115 1.035 162
Christian Yelich 130 44 97 1.100 174
Ronald Acuna Jr. 156 41 101 .883 126
  • Bellinger is the fifth Dodger to win both a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same season, joining Dusty Baker (1981), Russell Martin (2007), Matt Kemp (2009 and 2011), and Adrian Gonzalez (2014).
  • Yelich won his second straight NL batting title and led the Senior Circuit in OBP (.429).
  • Acuna is just the second NL position player to win a Silver Slugger at age 21 or younger, joining Albert Pujols.

NL pitcher

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Winner: Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks/Astros (2nd)

PA HR RBI OPS WRC+
56 3 8 .888 123
  • Greinke led all pitchers with three home runs and was one of four hurlers with a triple in 2019.

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