SEATTLE — Three Seattle Mariners players have been named finalists for the Silver Slugger Award, and the team may also gain American League honors.
Major League Baseball and Louisville Slugger named Cal Raleigh, second baseman Jorge Polanco and outfielder Julio Rodríguez.
Raleigh has been named a finalist for four consecutive seasons since 2022.
The catcher had a stellar season. As this year’s home run leader, Raleigh set records for the most home runs in a season by a primary catcher and by a switch-hitter, surpassing marks held by legends such as Salvador Perez and Mickey Mantle.
This is the first time that Polanco has been named as a finalist since 2021.
Polanco ranked second among qualified second basemen in slugging based on an .821 OPS. He also posted a 132 wRC+ during the season.
He also set a franchise record-tying streak of doubles in seven games in September and earned American League Player of the Week honors in April.
Rodríguez was a Silver Slugger recipient in 2022 and 2023, being the only player to win each in the first two years in Major League Baseball since 1980.
He was the first player in franchise history to record multiple 30+ home run and 30+ stolen base seasons.
Rodríguez finished the season with a total of 106 runs, 31 doubles, 4 triples, 32 home runs, 95 RBI, 30 stolen bases and 44 walks.
The team was also named as a finalist for the American League Silver Slugger Team of the Year Award.
Winners of the Silver Slugger Awards will be announced on Nov. 7.
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