2024 MLB International-Born Louisville Silver Slugger Award Finalists  

The 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award Finalists were announced on Monday, November 4, for the 2024 Major League Baseball regular season in the American and National League.  

The first year of the Louisville Silver Slugger Award was in 1980.  

The first international-born players to win the Louisville Slugger Award were former Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Manny Trillo from Venezuela in the NL and former Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ben Oglivie in the AL in 1980.  

The 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger winners at each position will be announced on Tuesday, November 12, at 6 p.m. EST on MLB Network.  

Each manager from all 30 MLB organizations and three coaches on their staff will cast their votes for each player at their position and one utility player from both the AL and NL.  

Last year in the NL in the 2023 season, Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson, Miami Marlins second baseman Luis Arraez, Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley, New York Mets shortstop, Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, former San Deigo Padres outfielder Juan Soto, Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras, Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Bryce Harper and Dodgers utility player Cody Bellinger won the Louisville Silver Slugger Award.  

For the AL during the 2023 regular season, the players that won the Louisville Silver Slugger Award were Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz, Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien, Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers, Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager, Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr., Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez, Houston Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker, Baltimore Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman, former Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani and Baltimore Orioles utility player Gunnar Henderson.  

Luis Arraez in 2022 and Gunnar Henderson in 2023 were the first two players as a utility player in the AL to win the Louisville Silver Slugger Award. Brandon Drury in 2022 and Cody Bellinger in 2023 in the NL were the first two players to win as a utility player for the Louisville Silver Slugger Award.  

The AL finalists for the 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award at first base is Vladimir Gurrero Jr. from the Toronto Blue Jays, Josh Naylor from the Cleveland Guardians, and Carlos Santa from the Minnesota Twins, at second base is Jose Altuve from the Houston Astros, Colt Keith from the Detroit Tigers, Marcus Semien from the Texas Rangers and Gleyber Torres from the New York Yankees at third base is Alex Bregman from the Houston Astros, Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox, and Jose Ramirez from the Cleveland Guardians, at shortstop is Gunnar Henderson from the Baltimore Orioles, Corey Seager from the Texas Rangers, Bobby Witt Jr. from the Kansas City Royals, in all outfield positions are Jarren Duran from the Boston Red Sox, Riley Greene from the Detroit Tigers, Aaron Judge from the New York Yankees, Anthony Santander from the Baltimore Orioles, Juan Soto from the New York Yankees, and at the catcher position are Yainer Diaz from the Houston Astros, Shea Langeliers from the Oakland Athletics, Salvador Perez from the Kansas City Royals, and Cal Raleigh from the Seattle Mariners, and at the designated hitter position are Yordan Alvarez from the Houston Astros, Brent Rooker from the Oakland Athletics, and Giancarlo Stanton from the New York Yankees, and at the utility positions Willi Castro from the Minnesota Twins, Josh Smith from the Texas Rangers, and Jordan Westburg from the Baltimore Orioles.  

The 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award finalists from the NL at first base are Pete Alonso from the New York Mets, Freddie Freeman from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bryce Harper from the Philadelphia Phillies, at second base are Luis Garcia Jr. from the Washington Nationals, Jonathan India from the Cincinnati Reds, and Ketel Marte from the Arizona Diamondbacks, at third base are Alec Bohm from the Philadelphia Phillies, Manny Machado from the San Diego Padres, and Matt Chapman from the San Francisco Giants, at shortstop are Willy Adames from the Milwaukee Brewers, Elly De La Cruz from the Cincinnati Reds, and Francisco Lindor from the New York Mets, in all outfield positions are Jackson Chourio from the Milwaukee Brewers, Teoscar Hernandez from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jurickson Profar from the San Diego Padres, Jackson Merrill from the San Diego Padres, and Seiya Suzuki from the Chicago Cubs, at the catcher position are William Contreras from the Milwaukee Brewers, J.T. Realmuto from the Philadelphia Phillies, Will Smith from the Los Angeles Dodgers, the designated hitter position are Shohei Ohtani from the Los Angeles Dodgers, and Marcell Ozuna from the Atlanta Braves, and at the utility positions are Luis Arraez from the San Diego Padres, Mookie Betts from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jake Burger from the Miami Marlins, and Bryan Reynolds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.  

The players that are 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award finalists in both the AL and NL that are from the Dominican Republic are Hernandez, Diaz, Adames, Soto, Santana, Devers Ramirez, Marte, De La Cruz, and Ozuna.  

The players that are from Venezuela and are 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award finalists are Arraez, Altuve, Chourio, Torres, Perez, and Santander.  

Naylor is the only Canadian-born player who is a finalist for the 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award.  

Castro and Lindor are the only two Puerto Rican players finalists for the 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award.  

Alvarez is the only Cuban-born player who is a 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award finalist.  

Ohtani and Suzuki are the only Japanese-born player finalists for the 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award.  

Profar is the only player from Curacao who is a finalist for the 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award.  

World Baseball Network has categorized the 2024 MLB regular season stat ledger for all the 2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award finalists in the AL and NL.  

2024 Louisville Silver Slugger Award Finalists:  

*2024 ASG Selection  

RS – Regular Season Stats  

American League Finalists:  

First Base:   

*Nizao, Dominican Republic – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Toronto Blue Jays) – RS – 6.2 WAR, .323 AVG, 159 G, 697 PA, 199 H, 44 2B, 1 3B, 30 HR, 103 RBI, 2 SB, 2 CS, 72 BB, 96 K, .940 OPS.  

Mississauga, Canada – Josh Naylor (Cleveland Guardians) – RS – 1.5 WAR, .243 AVG, 152 G, 633 PA, 137 H, 27 2B, 31 HR, 108 RBI, 6 SB, 2 CS, 58 BB, 105 K, .776 OPS  

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Carlos Santana (Minnesota Twins) – RS – 2.5 WAR, .238 AVG, 150 G, 594 PA, 124 H, 26 2B, 23 HR, 71 RBI, 4 SB, 65 BB, 99 K, .749 OPS  

Second Base:  

*Puerto Cabello, Venezuela – Jose Altuve (Houston Astros) – RS – 3.4 WAR, .295 AVG, 153 G, 682 PA, 185 H, 31 2B, 20 HR, 65 RBI, 22 SB, 7 CS, 47 BB, 119 K, .790 OPS  

Zanesville, Ohio – Colt Keith (Detroit Tigers) – RS – 1.1 WAR, .260 AVG, 148 G, 556 PA, 134 H, 15 2B, 4 3B, 13 HR, 61 RBI, 7 SB, 1 CS, 36 BB, 110 K, .689 OPS  

*San Francisco, Calif. – Marcus Semien (Texas Rangers) – RS – 4.1 WAR, .237 AVG, 159 G, 718 PA, 154 H, 27 2B, 2 3B, 23 HR, 74 RBI, 8 SB, 3 CS, 64 BB, 105 K, .699 OPS   

Caracas, Venezuela – Gleyber Torres (New York Yankees) – RS – 1.8 WAR, .257 AVG, 154 G, 665 PA, 151 H, 26 2B, 15 HR, 63 RBI, 4 SB, 3 CS, 65 BB, 136 K, .709 OPS  

Third Base:   

Albuquerque, N.M. – Alex Bregman (Houston Astros) – RS – 4.1 WAR, .260 AVG, 145 G, 634 PA, 151 H, 30 2B, 2 3B, 26 HR, 75 RBI, 3 SB, 1 CS, 44 BB, 86 K, .768 OPS   

*Sanchez, Dominican Republic – Rafael Devers (Boston Red Sox) – RS – 3.7 WAR, .272 AVG, 138 G, 601 PA, 143 H, 34 2B, 5 3B, 28 HR, 83 RBI, 3 SB, 67 BB, 147 K, .871 OPS   

*Bani, Dominican Republic – Jose Ramirez (Cleveland Guardians) – RS – 6.8 WAR, .279 AVG, 158 G, 682 PA, 173 H, 39 2B, 2 3B, 39 HR, 118 RBI, 41 SB, 7 CS, 54 BB, 82 K, .872 OPS  

Shortstop:  

*Montgomery, Ala. – Gunnar Henderson (Baltimore Orioles) – RS – 9.1 WAR, .281 AVG, 159 G, 719 PA, 177 H, 31 2B, 7 3B, 37 HR, 92 RBI, 21 SB, 4 CS, 78 BB, 159 K, .893 OPS   

*Charlotte, N.C. – Corey Seager (Texas Rangers) – RS – 5.0 WAR, .278 AVG, 123 G, 533 PA, 132 H, 21 2B, 30 HR, 74 RBI, 1 SB, 1 CS, 53 BB, 96 K, .864 OPS  

*Colleyville, Texas – Bobby Witt Jr. (Kansas City Royals) – RS – 9.4 WAR, .332 AVG, 161 G, 709 PA, 211 H, 45 2B, 11 3B, 32 HR, 109 RBI, 31 SB, 12 CS, 57 BB, 106 K, .977 OPS   

Outfielders:   

*Corona, Calif. – Jarren Duran (Boston Red Sox) – RS – 8.7 WAR, .285 AVG, 160 G, 735 PA, 191 H, 48 2B, 14 3B, 21 HR, 75 RBI, 34 SB, 7 CS, 54 BB, 160 K, .834 OPS  

*Orlando, Fla. – Riley Greene (Detroit Tigers) – RS – 5.4 WAR, .262 AVG, 137 G, 584 PA, 134 H, 27 2B, 6 3B, 24 HR, 74 RBI, 4 SB, 2 CS, 64 BB, 156 K, .827 OPS   

*Linden, Calif. – Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) – RS – 10.8 WAR, .322 AVG, 158 G, 704 PA, 180 H, 36 2B, 1 3B, 58 HR, 144 RBI, 10 SB, 133 BB, 171 K, 1.159 OPS   

*Margarita, Venezuela – Anthony Santander (Baltimore Orioles) – RS – 2.9 WAR, .235 AVG, 155 G, 665 PA, 140 H, 25 2B, 2 3B, 44 HR, 102 RBI, 2 SB, 58 BB, 129 K, .814 OPS  

*Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Juan Soto (New York Yankees) – RS – 7.9 WAR, .288 AVG, 157 G, 713 PA, 166 H, 31 2B, 4 3B, 41 HR, 109 RBI, 7 SB, 4 CS, 129 BB, 119 K, .989 OPS  

Catchers:  

Azua, Dominican Republic – Yainer Diaz (Houston Astros) – RS – 3.2 WAR, .299 AVG, 148 G, 619 PA, 175 H, 29 2B, 3 3B, 16 HR, 84 RBI, 2 SB, 24 BB, 107 K, .766 OPS   

Portland, Ore. – Shea Langeliers (Oakland Athletics) – RS – 2.9 WAR, .224 AVG, 137 G, 534 PA, 108 H, 18 2B, 2 3B, 29 HR, 80 RBI, 4 SB, 2 CS, 41 BB, 145 K, .739 OPS   

*Valencia, Venezuela – Salvador Perez (Kansas City Royals) – RS – 2.6 WAR, .271 AVG, 158 G, 652 PA, 160 H, 28 2B, 27 HR, 104 RBI, 44 BB, 129 K, .786 OPS  

Cullowhee, N.C. – Cal Raleigh (Seattle Mariners) – RS – 4.6 WAR, .220 AVG, 153 G, 628 PA, 120 H, 16 2B, 34 HR, 100 RBI, 6 SB, 1 CS, 70 BB, 176 K, .748 OPS   

Designated Hitters:   

*Las Tunas, Cuba – Yordan Alvarez (Houston Astros) – RS – 5.4 WAR, .308 AVG, 147 G, 635 PA, 170 H, 34 2B, 2 3B, 35 HR, 86 RBI, 6 SB, 69 BB, 95 K, .959 OPS  

Germantown, Tenn. – Brent Rooker (Oakland Athletics) – RS – 5.6 WAR, .293 AVG, 145 G, 614 PA, 160 H, 26 2B, 2 3B, 39 HR, 112 RBI, 11 SB, 3 CS, 59 BB, 177 K, .927 OPS   

Panorama City, Calif – Giancarlo Stanton (New York Yankees) – RS – 0.7 WAR, .233 AVG, 114 G, 459 PA, 97 H, 20 2B, 27 HR, 72 RBI, 38 BB, 143 K, .773 OPS   

Utility Players:   

Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico – Willi Castro (Minnesota Twins) – RS – 1.6 WAR, .247 AVG, 158 G, 635 PA, 138 H, 31 2B, 5 3B, 12 HR, 60 RBI, 14 SB, 9 CS, 51 BB, 150 K, .717 OPS  

Baton Rouge, La. – Josh Smith (Texas Rangers) – RS – 3.2 WAR, .258 AVG, 149 G, 592 PA, 135 H, 30 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 62 RBI, 11 SB, 2 CS, 46 BB, 121 K, .731 OPS  

*New Braunfels, Texas – Jordan Westburg (Baltimore Orioles) – RS – 2.4 WAR, .264 AVG, 107 G, 447 PA, 110 H, 26 2B, 5 3B, 18 HR, 63 RBI, 6 SB, 3 CS, 22 BB, 97 K, .792 OPS  

National League:  

First Base:  

*Tampa, Fla. – Pete Alonso (New York Mets) – RS – 2.6 WAR, .240 AVG, 162 G, 695 PA, 146 H, 31 2B, 34 HR, 88 RBI, 3 SB, 70 BB, 172 K, .788 OPS   

*Villa Park, Calif. – Freddie Freeman (Los Angeles Dodgers) – RS – 4.7 WAR, .282 AVG, 147 G, 638 PA, 153 H, 35 2B, 2 3B, 22 HR, 89 RBI, 9 SB, 2 CS, 78 BB, 100 K, .854 OPS  

*Las Vegas, Nev. – Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies) – RS – 4.8 WAR, .285 AVG, 145 G, 631 PA, 157 H, 42 2B, 30 HR, 87 RBI, 7 SB, 4 CS, 76 BB, 138 K, .898 OPS  

Second Base:   

New York, N.Y. – Luis Garcia Jr. (Washington Nationals) – RS – 2.2 WAR, .282 AVG, 140 G, 528 PA, 141 H, 25 2B, 1 3B, 18 HR, 70 RBI, 22 SB, 5 CS, 27 BB, 86 K, .762 OPS   

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Jonathan India (Cincinnati Reds) – RS – 1.7 WAR, .248 AVG, 151 G, 637 PA, 132 H, 28 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 58 RBI, 13 SB, 2 CS, 80 BB, 125 K, .750 OPS  

*Nizao, Dominican Republic – Ketel Marte (Arizona Diamondbacks) – RS – 6.8 WAR, .292 AVG, 136 G, 583 PA, 147 H, 23 2B, 2 3B, 36 HR, 95 RBI, 7 SB, 1 CS, 65 BB, 106 K, .932 OPS  

Third Base:  

*Omaha, Neb. – Alec Bohm (Philadelphia Phillies) – RS – 3.0 WAR, .280 AVG, 143 G, 606 PA, 155 H, 44 2B, 2 3B, 15 HR, 97 RBI, 5 SB, 2 CS, 40 BB, 86 K, .779 OPS  

Victorville, Calif. – Matt Chapman (San Francisco Giants) – RS – 7.1 WAR, .247 AVG, 154 G, 647 PA, 142 H, 39 2B, 2 3B, 27 HR, 78 RBI, 15 SB, 2 CS, 64 BB, 158 K, .790 OPS   

Hialeah, Fla. – Manny Machado (San Diego Padres) – RS – 3.2 WAR, .275 AVG, 152 G, 643 PA, 163 H, 30 2B, 29 HR, 105 RBI, 11 SB, 2 CS, 45 BB, 124 K, .797 OPS  

Shortstop:   

Santiago, Dominican Republic – Willy Adames (Milwaukee Brewers) – RS – 3.1 WAR, .251 AVG, 161 G, 688 PA, 153 H, 33 2B, 32 HR, 112 RBI, 21 SB, 4 CS, 74 BB, 173 K, .794 OPS  

*Sabana Grande de Boya, Dominican Republic – Elly De La Cruz (Cincinnati Reds) – RS – 5.2 WAR, .259 AVG, 160 G, 696 PA, 160 H, 36 2B, 10 3B, 25 HR, 76 RBI, 67 SB, 16 CS, 69 BB, 218 K, .809 OPS  

Caguas, Puerto Rico – Francisco Lindor (New York Mets) – RS – 7.0 WAR, .273 AVG, 152 G, 689 PA, 169 H, 39 2B, 1 3B, 33 HR, 91 RBI, 29 SB, 4 CS, 56 BB, 127 K, .844 OPS  

Outfielders:  

Maracaibo, Venezuela – Jackson Chourio (Milwaukee Brewers) – RS – 3.8 WAR, .275 AVG, 148 G, 573 PA, 145 H, 29 2B, 4 3B, 21 HR, 79 RBI, 22 SB, 7 CS, 39 BB, 121 K, .791 OPS  

*Cotui, Dominican Republic – Teoscar Hernandez (Los Angeles Dodgers) – RS – 4.3 WAR, .272 AVG, 154 G, 652 PA, 160 H, 32 2B, 2 3B, 33 HR, 99 RBI, 12 SB, 3 CS, 53 BB, 188 K, .840 OPS   

*Willemstad, Curacao – Jurickson Profar (San Diego Padres) – RS – 3.7 WAR, .280 AVG, 158 G, 668 PA, 158 H, 29 2B, 24 HR, 85 RBI, 10 SB, 3 CS, 76 BB, 101 K, .839 OPS  

Arakawa, Japan – Seiya Suzuki (Chicago Cubs) – RS – 3.5 WAR, .283 AVG, 132 G, 585 PA, 145 H, 27 2B, 6 3B, 21 HR, 73 RBI, 16 SB, 6 CS, 63 BB, 160 K, .848 OPS   

Baltimore, Md. – Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres) – RS – 4.4 WAR, .292 AVG, 156 G, 593 PA, 162 H, 31 2B, 6 3B, 24 HR, 90 RBI, 16 SB, 3 CS, 29 BB, 101 K, .826 OPS   

Catchers:  

Puerto Cabello, Venezuela – William Contreras (Milwaukee Brewers) – RS – 4.9 WAR, .281 AVG, 155 G, 679 PA, 167 H, 37 2B, 2 3B, 23 HR, 92 RBI, 9 SB, 2 CS, 78 BB, 139 K, .831 OPS  

Del City, Okla. – J.T. Realmuto (Philadelphia Phillies) – RS – 3.0 WAR, .266 AVG, 99 G, 413 PA, 101 H, 18 2B, 1 3B, 14 HR, 47 RBI, 2 SB, 2 CS, 27 BB, 102 K, .751 OPS  

*Louisville, Ky. – Will Smith (Los Angeles Dodgers) – RS – 3.5 WAR, .248 AVG, 128 G, 544 PA, 118 H, 24 2B, 2 3B, 20 HR, 75 RBI, 1 SB, 1 CS, 51 BB, 105 K, .760 OPS   

Designated Hitters:  

*Oshu, Japan – Shohei Ohtani (Los Angeles Dodgers) – RS – 9.2 WAR, .310 AVG, 159 G, 731 PA, 197 H, 38 2B, 7 3B, 54 HR, 130 RBI, 59 SB, 4 CS, 81 BB, 162 K, 1.036 OPS   

*Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Marcell Ozuna (Atlanta Braves) – RS – 4.3 WAR, .302 AVG, 162 G, 688 PA, 183 H, 31 2B, 39 HR, 104 RBI, 1 SB, 74 BB, 170 K, .925 OPS  

Utility Players:  

*San Felipe, Venezuela – Luis Arraez (San Diego Padres) – RS – 1.0 WAR, .318 AVG, 117 G, 524 PA, 159 H, 24 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 41 RBI, 9 SB, 3 CS, 16 BB, 18 K, .744 OPS   

*Nashville, Tenn. – Mookie Betts (Los Angeles Dodgers) – RS – 4.8 WAR, .289 AVG, 116 G, 516 PA, 130 H, 24 2B, 5 3B, 19 HR, 75 RBI, 16 SB, 2 CS, 61 BB, 57 K, .863 OPS  

St. Louis, Mo. – Jake Burger (Miami Marlins) – RS – 0.5 WAR, .250 AVG, 137 G, 579 PA, 134 H, 23 2B, 1 3B, 29 HR, 76 RBI, 1 SB, 1 CS, 31 BB, 150 K, .760 OPS  

Baltimore, Md. – Bryan Reynolds (Pittsburgh Pirates) – RS – 3.7 WAR, .275 AVG, 156 G, 692 PA, 171 H, 29 2B, 3 3B, 24 HR, 88 RBI, 10 SB, 2 CS, 57 BB, 156 K, .791 OPS  

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