Louisville Slugger announced Finalists for the 2024 Silver Slugger Awards with the Los Angeles Dodgers represented by Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernández, Will Smith, Mookie Betts and a team honor.
Freeman finished as a finalist at first base with Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies) and Pete Alonso (New York Mets) while Will Smith is among the top-three at catcher with William Contreras (Milwaukee Brewers) and J.T. Realmuto (Phillies).
Ohtani’s only competition at designated hitter comes from Marcell Ozuna of the Atlanta Braves. Betts finished as a finalist for the utility silver slugger award, along with Luis Arraez (San Diego Padres), Jake Burger (Miami Marlins) and Bryan Reynolds (Pittsburgh Pirates).
In the outfield, Teoscar Hernández faces competition from Jackson Churio (Brewers), Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar (Padres) and Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs).
The Dodgers are up for the National League Silver Slugger team honor with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
25 of MLB’s 30 teams have at least one finalist. These finalists, and ultimately the 2024 Silver Slugger Award winners, are determined by a vote of MLB Managers and Coaches who base their selections on a variety of offensive statistics including OPS, OPS+, HR, Hits, Runs, RBI, Average and overall offensive value.
2024 Silver Slugger Award winners will be announced in a special Silver Slugger Award telecast on MLB Network at 3 p.m. PT, Tuesday, November 12.
2024 Silver Slugger Finalists
American League
1B: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR), Josh Naylor (CLE), Carlos Santana (MIN)
2B: José Altuve (HOU), Colt Keith (DET), Marcus Semien (TEX), Gleyber Torres (NYY)
3B: Alex Bregman (HOU), Rafael Devers (BOS), José Ramírez (CLE)
SS: Gunnar Henderson (BAL), Corey Seager (TEX), Bobby Witt, Jr. (KC)
C: Yainer Diaz (HOU), Shea Langeliers (OAK), Salvador Pérez (KC), Cal Raleigh (SEA)
OF: Jarren Duran (BOS), Riley Greene (DET), Aaron Judge (NYY), Anthony Santander (BAL), Juan Soto (NYY)
DH: Yordan Alvarez (HOU), Brent Rooker (OAK), Giancarlo Stanton (NYY)
UT: Willi Castro (MIN), Josh Smith (TEX), Jordan Westburg (BAL)
National League
1B: Pete Alonso (NYM), Freddie Freeman (LAD), Bryce Harper (PHI)
2B: Luis GarcÍa, Jr. (WSH), Jonathan India (CIN), Ketel Marte (AZ)
3B: Alec Bohm (PHI), Matt Chapman (SF), Manny Machado (SD)
SS: Willy Adames (MIL), Elly De La Cruz (CIN), Francisco Lindor (NYM)
C: William Contreras (MIL), J.T. Realmuto (PHI), Will Smith (LAD)
OF: Jackson Chourio (MIL), Teoscar Hernández (LAD), Jackson Merrill (SD), Jurickson Profar (SD), Seiya Suzuki (CHC)
DH: Shohei Ohtani (LAD), Marcell Ozuna (ATL)
UT: Luis Arraez (SD), Mookie Betts (LAD), Jake Burger (MIA), Bryan Reynolds (PIT)
Team of the Year Silver Slugger Finalists
AL:
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
NL:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers
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