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Slugger Awards Finalists Announced: League’s Top Hitters Vying for Silver

[CITY, STATE] – The finalists for the prestigious Louisville Slugger Awards, recognizing the top offensive players in Major League Baseball, have been revealed. Louisville Slugger announced the American League finalists on Thursday, following Wednesday’s announcement of the National League contenders.

Managers and coaches from each league cast their votes, considering a range of offensive statistics including OPS, home runs, RBIs, and batting average, alongside their overall impression of a player’s offensive contribution. Each team gets four votes: one for the manager and three for coaches.

The National League winners will be unveiled on Thursday, November 6th, at 6:00 PM ET, followed by the American League winners on Friday, November 7th, at the same time. Both announcements will be streamed on The Baseball Insiders YouTube channel.

Here’s a look at the finalists:

National League:

  • First Base: Pete Alonso (New York Mets), Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers), Matt Olson (Atlanta Braves)
  • Second Base: Nico Hoerner (Chicago Cubs), Ketel Marte (Arizona Diamondbacks), Brice Turang (Milwaukee Brewers)
  • Third Base: Matt Chapman (San Francisco Giants), Manny Machado (San Diego Padres), Max Muncy (Los Angeles Dodgers), Austin Riley (Atlanta Braves)
  • Shortstop: Francisco Lindor (New York Mets), Geraldo Perdomo (Arizona Diamondbacks), Trea Turner (Philadelphia Phillies)
  • Outfield: Corbin Carroll (Arizona Diamondbacks), Pete Crow-Armstrong (Chicago Cubs), Juan Soto (New York Mets), Kyle Stowers (Miami Marlins), Kyle Tucker (Chicago Cubs), James Wood (Washington Nationals)
  • Catcher: William Contreras (Milwaukee Brewers), Hunter Goodman (Colorado Rockies), Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers)
  • Designated Hitter: Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers), Kyle Schwarber (Philadelphia Phillies), Christian Yelich (Milwaukee Brewers)
  • Utility: Alec Burleson (St. Louis Cardinals), Jake Cronenworth (San Diego Padres), Brendan Donovan (St. Louis Cardinals)
  • Team: Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers

American League:

  • First Base: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays), Nick Kurtz (Athletics), Vinnie Pasquantino (Kansas City Royals)
  • Second Base: Jazz Chisholm Jr. (New York Yankees), Brandon Lowe (Tampa Bay Rays), Jorge Polanco (Seattle Mariners)
  • Third Base: Alex Bregman (Boston Red Sox), Junior Caminero (Tampa Bay Rays), José Ramírez (Cleveland Guardians)
  • Shortstop: Bo Bichette (Toronto Blue Jays), Jeremy Peña (Houston Astros), Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals)
  • Outfield: Cody Bellinger (New York Yankees), Byron Buxton (Minnesota Twins), Riley Greene (Detroit Tigers), Aaron Judge (New York Yankees), Julio Rodríguez (Seattle Mariners), George Springer (Toronto Blue Jays)
  • Catcher: Shea Langeliers (Athletics), Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals), Cal Raleigh (Seattle Mariners)
  • Designated Hitter: Yandy Díaz (Tampa Bay Rays), Brent Rooker (Athletics), George Springer (Toronto Blue Jays)
  • Utility: Maikel Garcia (Kansas City Royals), Zach McKinstry (Detroit Tigers), Ben Rice (New York Yankees)
  • Team: New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays

Baseball fans can tune in to The Baseball Insiders stream on YouTube to see which of these talented players will take home the Silver Slugger Award.

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