MLB Announces 2020 Silver Slugger Winners

Award season continues as MLB announced this year's Silver Slugger winners.
MLB Announces 2020 Silver Slugger Winners
MLB Announces 2020 Silver Slugger Winners /

Two days after handing out its Gold Glove awards, Major League Baseball announced the 2020 Silver Slugger award recipients on Thursday night. This year's group of winners featured several first-timers, while mainstays like Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Nelson Cruz added to their already impressive trophy cases.

Here's a full list of this year's winners with a parenthetical number denoting multi-time winners.

National League

Catcher: Travis d'Arnaud, Braves

First Base: Freddie Freeman, Braves (2)

Second Base: Donovan Solano, Giants

Shortstop: Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres

Third Base: Manny Machado, Padres

Outfield: Mookie Betts, Dodgers (4)

Outfield: Juan Soto, Nationals

Outfield: Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves (2)

Designated Hitter: Marcell Ozuna, Braves (2)

American League

Catcher: Salvador Perez, Royals (3)

First Base: José Abreu, White Sox (3)

Second Base: DJ LeMahieu, Yankees (2)

Shortstop: Tim Anderson, White Sox

Third Base: José Ramirez, Indians (3)

Outfield: Mike Trout, Angels (8)

Outfield: Teoscar Hernández, Blue Jays

Outfield: Eloy Jiménez, White Sox

Designated Hitter: Nelson Cruz, Twins (4)


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Nick Selbe is a programming editor at Sports Illustrated who frequently writes about baseball and college sports. Before joining SI in March 2020 as a breaking/trending news writer, he worked for MLB Advanced Media, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. Selbe received a bachelor's in communication from the University of Southern California.