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2026 Silver Slugger Award Finalists
MLB announces 2026 Silver Slugger Award finalists with rising stars and veterans competing for best hitters.
In brief
MLB announces 2026 Silver Slugger Award finalists with rising stars and veterans competing for best hitters. MLB's 2026 Silver Slugger Award finalists include established stars and young talents across American and National Leagues. Originally reported by Mlb.
Silver Slugger Award Overview
The Silver Slugger Award is presented annually to the best hitter at each position in each league, voted by mlb managers and coaches who cannot vote for their own team players.
Award History
The award was established in 1980 with new categories for best-hitting utility player in 2022 and best offensive team in 2023.
2026 Finalists Announced
Louisville Slugger announced the 2026 silver slugger award finalists on thursday, with winners set for nov. 17.
American League Catcher Finalists
Dillon Dingler and Carter Jensen are the american league catcher finalists, with dingler leading the tigers with 27 home runs and jensen finishing with 27 home runs.
American League First Base Finalists
Pete Alonso and Willson Contreras are the american league first base finalists, with alonso leading the al with 43 home runs and contreras finishing with a .901 ops and 27 home runs.
American League Second Base Finalists
Kody Clemens and Chase Meidroth are the american league second base finalists, with clemens leading all al second basemen with 27 home runs and meidroth delivering a .765 ops with 16 home runs.
American League Shortstop Finalists
Kevin McGonigle and Bobby Witt Jr. are the american league shortstop finalists, with mcgonigle leading with 18 home runs and witt posting an .800 ops with 18 home runs.
American League Third Base Finalists
Junior Caminero and Miguel Vargas are the american league third base finalists, with caminero hitting 42 home runs and vargas belting 33 home runs.
American League Outfield Finalists
Wilyer Abreu, Randy Arozarena, Cody Bellinger, Jac Caglianone, Chase DeLauter, Riley Greene, Tristan Peters, and Chandler Simpson are the american league outfield finalists.
American League Designated Hitter Finalists
Yordan Alvarez and Ben Rice are the american league designated hitter finalists, with alvarez hitting 42 home runs and rice connecting for 41 home runs.
American League Utility Finalists
Sam Antonacci, Ezequiel Duran, and Kevin McGonigle are the american league utility finalists, with antonacci hitting .277 and duran hitting 17 home runs.
American League Offensive Team Finalists
The Astros, Rays, and Twins are the american league offensive team finalists, with the astros leading in home runs and the rays owning the al’s best team batting average.
National League Catcher Finalists
Hunter Goodman and Gabriel Moreno are the national league catcher finalists, with goodman hitting 41 home runs and moreno becoming the first catcher since bust er posey in 2012 to win a batting title.
National League First Base Finalists
Jake Bauers, Alec Burleson, Rafael Devers, and Matt Olson are the national league first base finalists, with bauers posting an .874 ops and olson slugging .502 with 41 home runs.
National League Second Base Finalists
Brandon Lowe and Brice Turang are the national league second base finalists, with lowe hitting 35 home runs and turang finishing with an .816 ops and 21 home runs.
National League Shortstop Finalists
CJ Abrams, Elly De La Cruz, and Otto Lopez are the national league shortstop finalists, with abrams launching a career-high 33 home runs and de la cruz joining the 30-30 club.
National League Third Base Finalists
Alex Bregman and Max Muncy are the national league third base finalists, with bregman hitting 28 home runs and muncy connecting for 29 home runs.
National League Outfield Finalists
Corbin Carroll, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Seiya Suzuki, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Jordan Walker are the national league outfield finalists.
National League Designated Hitter Finalists
Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Schwarber are the national league designated hitter finalists, with ohtani slugging .512 with 30 home runs and schwarber finishing tied with crow-armstrong for the major league home run title.
National League Utility Finalists
Jake Bauers, Sal Stewart, and Fernando Tatis Jr. are the national league utility finalists, with bauers appearing at first base in 119 games and tatis seeing time in both right and second base.
What matters most
MLB's 2026 Silver Slugger Award finalists include established stars and young talents across American and National Leagues.
