The MLB offseason continues to get underway with awards honoring the best players of the 2025 season. The latest honor to be handed out was the Silver Slugger, with the National League winners announced in a FanSided stream on Thursday.
The Silver Slugger is given to the best offensive players of the year, as determined by managers and coaches throughout the league. This year, some of the top names in the NL were among the recipients, including Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher/designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto and Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker.
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The Dodgers, fresh off back-to-back World Series championships, took home the team award for the second straight year. But of the Dodgers nominated, only Ohtani took home an individual award, despite four members of the reigning champions earning a nomination.
The Arizona Diamondbacks were the most-awarded team in the NL, with three DBacks — second baseman Ketel Marte, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and outfielder Corbin Carroll — beating out competitive categories for individual awards. And in a bit of a twist, the Colorado Rockies will walk away with a bit of hardware after a rough 2025 season, with Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman earning his first Silver Slugger award.
In addition, five of the 10 players were also honored with their first Silver Slugger. Surprisingly, this includes New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, who has five All-Star nods but had always struggled to beat out Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman for the first base Silver Slugger — until this year.
The American League winners will be announced on Friday, with big names like Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh among those vying for the award.
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2025 National League Silver Slugger winners
*denotes first-time winner
First baseman: Pete Alonso, New York Mets*
Second baseman: Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
Third baseman: Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
Shortstop: Geraldo Perdomo, Arizona Diamondbacks*
Outfielders: Juan Soto, New York Mets; Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks*; Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs
Catcher: Hunter Goodman, Colorado Rockies*
Designated hitter: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
Utility: Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals*
Team award: Los Angeles Dodgers
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