George Springer Wins Silver Slugger

[Leo Morgenstern]

The AL Silver Slugger Award winners were announced on Friday, with George Springer taking home the prize at DH. This is his third career Silver Slugger, after previously winning in 2017 and '19 with the Astros. 

 

Springer led the AL's primary designated hitters in home runs (32), runs scored (106), stolen bases (18), and FanGraphs WAR (5.2). His victory over fellow finalists Yandy Díaz and Brent Rooker comes as little surprise.

 

Springer was also a finalist for a Silver Slugger as an outfielder but lost to Aaron Judge, Riley Greene, and Byron Buxton. Toronto's other two finalists, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette, came up short as well, with Nick Kurtz claiming the honors at first base and Bobby Witt Jr. winning at shortstop. 

Meanwhile, the Blue Jays lost the Silver Slugger Team of the Year Award to the Yankees, who won for the second year in a row.

Featured image courtesy of John E. Sokolowski, Imagn Images.

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[Jonn]

Really happy for George Springer. Insane career turnaround. I honestly thought I was going to hear that they DFA'd him in Spring when he looked terrible the previous 2 Seasons and was like 0-40 in Spring or something stupid. Clearly they never lost faith and he was good from the get go and cranked it up in the Second Half.

[G-Snarls]

What a year 

Best record in the AL but hardly any individual award winners

George was great.

But what a team effort overall.