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Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz wins 6th Silver Slugger as top DH

Ortiz (right) batted .309 for the Red Sox, with 30 home runs and 103 RBIs while playing mostly DH.

Ortiz (right) batted .309 for the Red Sox, with 30 home runs and 103 RBIs while playing mostly DH.

Several players earned bonuses or salary escalators for winning the award: Cabrera, Hunter and Ortiz each get $100,000 bonuses, while Hardy receives $75,000 and Bruce, Cuddyer, Davis and Molina earn $50,000 apiece. Jones' base salary next year escalates by $200,000 to $10.2 million and Cuddyer's rises by $500,000 to $11.5 million.