A pair of heavy MVP favorites in New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani lead the list of this

Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and Dodgers utilityman Mookie Betts led the field of Silver Slugger honorees, which included seven first-time winners.

Harper captured the award for the fourth time overall. He won his previous three Silver Sluggers as an outfielder.

In addition to being recognized as the top offensive team in 2024, Shohei Ohtani wins a Silver Slugger as the top DH, Teoscar Hernandez as one of the top outfielders and Mookie Betts as the top

Ohtani’s historic 50/50 season earned the Dodgers star his third Silver Slugger award as the top DH in his league. Hernandez also won his third Silver Slugger award.

Altuve’s seven Silver Sluggers are tied with former Chicago Cubs star Ryne Sandberg for the most by a second baseman in MLB history. Altuve sits No. 2 on the all-time postseason home runs list (trailing only Manny Ramirez), and he’s just one of three second basemen this century to win an MVP award (joining Dustin Pedroia and Jeff Kent).

The Silver Slugger Award winners get announced on Tuesday night and Astros slugger Jose Altuve is looking to solidify himself among the all-time greats at second base.

For the seventh time in his career, Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was named the American League winner of the Silver Slugger award at second base. Altuve’s seven Silver Slugger awards match Ryne Sandberg for the most won by a second baseman.