Dominicans Julio Rodríguez, José Ramírez, in the American League, as well as Juan Soto in the National, received the distinctions as winners of the silver bats in both circuits.
Rodríguez appeared in one of the outfields in the AL and won his first such award in what was his first season in the Major Leagues. He is expected to win the Rookie of the Year award for the so-called young circuit next week.
On his side, Ramírez was distinguished as the best third baseman after his great campaign with the Cleveland Guardians. The Dominican batted .280 and had 29 home runs and 20 steals, in which he was the only player at his position with these records. For him it was his fourth prize of his career.
While Soto is hitting .242 this year, he finished with 27 home runs, 25 doubles and an .853 OPS between the Nationals and Padres combined. He drew 135 walks, leading the league for the second straight season.
This year’s group of winners included 10 first-time winners. The Padres led all clubs with three winners, all three arriving in San Diego at the trade deadline, while the Cardinals, Dodgers and Phillies each had two on the NL side. As for the American League, nine teams were represented among the 10 winners, with the Astros being the only American League team with multiple winners.
Here the winners.
American and National League
Initialist: Nathaniel Lowe (Rangers, first)
Lowe had a breakout year for Texas, slashing .302/.358/.492 with 27 home runs and 76 RBIs. The 26-year-old set career highs in home runs, RBIs, batting average, OBP, slugging percentage, OPS+ (141) and total bases (292).
Paul Goldschmidt, (Cardinals, fifth)
Goldschmidt, who is also a finalist for the National League MVP Award andwon the Hank Aaron Awardas the top offensive player on the Senior Circuit, he claimed the fifth Silver Slugger of his career, but the first as a Cardinal. His previous four (2013, 2015, 2017 and 2018) came as a member of the D-backs. As for this season, Goldschmidt hit .317 with 35 home runs and 115 RBIs.
second basemen
LA Jose Altuve, Astros (sixth)
Altuve rediscovered his silver-slugging form in 2022, earning his first honor since taking home five consecutive Silver Slugger Awards between 2014 and 2018. The Astros second baseman hit .300 with 28 home runs and a .921 OPS, while At the same time he accumulated 18 stolen bases and 103 runs scored.
NL: Jeff McNeil, Mets (first)
McNeil led all players with a .326 average this season, becoming the first Mets player to win an NL batting title since José Reyes in 2011, and the only player in franchise history to lead the Majors overall. McNeil also had 39 doubles this season, tied with Altuve for the most of any player who played at least 100 games at second base.
shortstop
AL: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox (Fifth)
Bogaerts took home his second straight Silver Slugger, and fifth overall, after slashing .307/.377/.456 this season. His .307 batting average and .377 on-base percentage led all qualified shortstops.
NL: Trea Turner, Dodgers (first)
Turner enters the free agent market as a first-time Silver Slugger winner after amassing 21 home runs, 100 RBIs and 27 stolen bases this season. He was the only shortstop with at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases, as well as the only one to score at least 100 runs. He hit .298.
third baseman
LA: Jose Ramirez, Guardians (fourth)
Ramírez racked up 29 home runs and 20 stolen bases this season, making him the only third baseman to post a 20-20 season. In fact, he’s the only third baseman to accomplish that feat in the past seven seasons, and he’s done it four times during that span (2018, ’19, ’21 and ’22). Ramírez also led all players in the league, regardless of his position, with 44 doubles.
LN: Nolan Arenado, Cardinals (fifth)
Arenado, who is also a finalist for the NL MVP award, finished the season with 30 home runs, 103 RBI and 42 doubles. His .533 slugging percentage was the best of any player at his position, while his 103 RBI paced all NL third basemen.
Gardeners Americana
Aaron Judge, Yankees (third)
No surprise here, as Judge, who is an MVP finalist andwon the Hank Aaron Awardin the American League, he set an American League record by hitting 62 home runs this season. Judge not only led the Majors in home runs, but also led all players in runs (133), RBIs (131),
Julio Rodríguez, Mariners (first)
Rodriguez, a finalist for the American League Rookie of the Year Award, hit .284 with 28 home runs, 25 stolen bases and a 147 OPS+ while leading the Mariners to their first postseason appearance since 2001. The 21-year-old years became just the third rookie with at least 25 home runs and 25 steals, and the first since Mike Trout in 2012.
Mike Trout, Angels (ninth)
Despite being limited by injuries to just 119 games, Trout still managed to hit 40 home runs this season. That ranked second (albeit a distant second) to Judge in the American League, and it was a pace of 54 home runs in 162 games. Trout also posted a .999 OPS and a .630 slugging percentage, which ranked him second in the American League behind Judge among players with at least 450 plate appearances.
National League:
Mookie Betts, Dodgers (fifth)
Betts adds another Silver Slugger award to his collection after taking home a gold glove award earlier this month. The Dodgers outfielder has won five Silver Sluggers and six Gold Gloves in the last seven seasons. As for this year, Betts hit a career-high 35 home runs and also hit 40 doubles, stole 12 bases and scored an NL-leading 117 runs.
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies (first)
Schwarber hit an NL-leading 46 home runs in his impressive debut season in Philadelphia, but he contributed more than just power. Schwarber also had a career-high 10 stolen bases (six more than in any other season) and posted career bests for runs scored (100) and RBIs (94). He had 21 doubles and three triples, for good measure.
Juan Soto, Nationals/Padres (third)
Though Soto struggled somewhat for the Padres following his midseason trade from the Nationals, he still led the Majors in walks (135) for the second straight season. That played a big part in his ridiculous .401 on-base percentage. Soto also finished with 27 home runs, 25 doubles and an .853 OPS between the Nationals and Padres combined.
receivers
AL: Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays (first)
Kirk led all catchers in batting average (.285) and on-base percentage (.372), while drawing 63 walks and striking out just 58 times. He was one of only six qualified hitters, along with Soto, Alex Bregman, Luis Arraez, Steven Kwan and Yandy Diaz, with more walks than strikeouts.
NL: JT Realmuto, Phillies (third)
Realmuto finished with 22 home runs and 21 stolen bases, becoming only the second catcher in AL/NL history with a 20-20 season (Iván Rodríguez, 1999). Realmuto was caught stealing just once in his 22 attempts this season, while Rodriguez was 25-for-37 in his historic season.
Appointed
AL: Yordan Alvarez, Astros (first)
Álvarez, who is a finalist for the American League MVP Award, ranked second in the majors in slugging percentage (.613) and OPS (1,019), behind only Judge. Álvarez also ranked third in on-base percentage (.406) and seventh in batting average (.306), while amassing 37 home runs and 97 RBIs.
NL: Josh Bell, Nationals/Padres (first)
Bell slashed .301/.384/.493 (.877 OPS) in 103 games with the Nationals before cooling off after his trade to the Padres. Although he only slashed .192/.316/.271 (.587 OPS) in 53 games with San Diego, Bell finished the season with 17 home runs, 71 RBI and a .422 slugging percentage overall.
Utility
AL: Luis Arraez, Twins (first)
In addition to earning his first career Silver Slugger this season, Arraez also earned his first All-Star selection and took home the American League batting title after hitting .316 for the Twins. Overall, he slashed .316/.375/.420 (.795 OPS) and spent time at first base, second base and third base, in addition to making 38 appearances as a designated hitter and another 13 as a pinch hitter.
NL: Brandon Drury, Reds/Padres (first)
Drury hit a career-high 28 home runs in 138 games between the Reds and Padres this season. He slashed .263/.320/.492 (.813 OPS) with 87 RBIs, 87 runs scored and 31 doubles, all while making appearances at first base, second base, third base, shortstop and right field. Drury also served as a designated hitter 26 times, pinch-hitting five times and even pinch-running once.