Bregman, Trout highlight Silver Slugger Award winners

Major League Baseball announced the Silver Slugger Award winners Thursday, recognizing the top offensive players at each position from both leagues.

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout took home a Silver Slugger for the seventh time, while DJ LeMahieu unseated Jose Altuve at second base in the American League. Altuve had won five straight.

A number of players earned their first Silver Sluggers on Thursday, including AL MVP candidate Alex Bregman, Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr., and Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger.

Here's a complete list of award winners at each position:

AL catcher

Winner: Mitch Garver, Minnesota Twins (1st Silver Slugger)

• Garver hit 31 home runs to set a new single-season franchise record for Twins catchers.

AL first base

Winner: Carlos Santana, Cleveland Indians (1st)

• Santana's .397 OBP and 110 runs scored led all qualified first basemen in MLB.

AL second base

Winner: DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees (1st)

• LeMahieu recorded career highs in home runs, RBIs, slugging, OBP, and doubles.

AL third base

Winner: Alex Bregman, Houston Astros (1st)

• Bregman led all AL third basemen with 41 home runs, 119 walks, and a 1.015 OPS.

AL shortstop

Winner: Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox (3rd)

• Bogaerts led all AL shortstops in extra-base hits, RBIs, and OPS. He's won three Silver Sluggers. All other Red Sox shortstops have combined to win two (John Valentin in 1995 and Nomar Garciaparra in 1997).

AL outfielders

Winners: Mike Trout, Angels (7th)
George Springer, Astros (2nd)
Mookie Betts, Red Sox (3rd)

• Trout has won a Silver Slugger in every season of his career except for 2011 and 2017.
• Springer posted career highs in average, on-base percentage, slugging, OPS+, RBIs, and home runs.
• This is the third time Betts has won a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same season. No other Red Sox player has done that more than once.

AL designated hitter

Winner: Nelson Cruz, Twins (3rd)

• Cruz hit at least 40 home runs for the fourth time in his career and posted a career-high 1.031 OPS.

NL catcher

Winner: J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies (2nd)

• Realmuto led all NL catchers with 83 RBIs.

NL first base

Winner: Freddie Freeman, Braves (1st)

• Freeman led all NL first basemen in average and RBIs.

NL second base

Winner: Ozzie Albies, Braves (1st)

• Albies led the NL with 189 hits.

NL third base

Winner: Anthony Rendon, Washington Nationals (2nd)

• Rendon led all NL third basemen with a .319 average, 126 RBIs, and a 1.010 OPS.

NL shortstop

Winner: Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies (2nd)

• Story led all NL shortstops with 35 home runs and a .917 OPS.

NL outfielders

Winners: Cody Bellinger, Dodgers (1st)
Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers (3rd)
Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves (1st)

• Bellinger is the fifth Dodger to win both a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same season, joining Dusty Baker (1981), Russell Martin (2007), Matt Kemp (2009 and 2011), and Adrian Gonzalez (2014).
• Yelich won his second straight NL batting title and led the Senior Circuit in OBP (.429).
• Acuna is just the second NL position player to win a Silver Slugger at age 21 or younger, joining Albert Pujols.

NL pitcher

Winner: Zack Greinke, Arizona Diamondbacks/Astros (2nd)

• Greinke led all pitchers with three home runs and was one of four hurlers with a triple in 2019.