The 2014 National League Silver Slugger award winners were announced on Thursday, in case you were curious as to whether or not they were still a thing. Several players won their first Silver Slugger this year – Jose Abreu, Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley, Madison Bumgarner, Yan Gomes, Anthony Rendon, Giancarlo Stanton, and Neil Walker. We’ve clearly reached a new era of MLB stardom, as no player that won this year has taken home more than three Silver Sluggers in their career. Below are the winners and how many Silver Sluggers they’ve won in their careers.
National League
C: Buster Posey (second)
1B: Adrian Gonzalez (second)
2B: Neil Walker (first)
SS: Ian Desmond (third)
3B: Anthony Rendon (first)
OF: Andrew McCutchen (third)
OF: Giancarlo Stanton (first)
OF: Justin Upton (second)
P: Madison Bumgarner (first)
American League
C: Yan Gomes (first)
1B: Jose Abreu (first)
2B: Jose Altuve (first)
SS: Alexei Ramirez (second)
3B: Adrian Beltre (third)
OF: Jose Bautista (third)
OF: Michael Brantley (first)
OF: Mike Trout (third)
DH: Victor Martinez (second)
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