Finalists for MLB’s annual Silver Slugger Award honoring the top hitters at each position were announced on the eve of the 2025 World Series by bat maker Louisville Slugger. Among the players are Toronto Blue Jays postseason heroes Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the first basemen slot and George Springer, a finalist as both a DH and an outfielder. Other finalists are, of course, the two best hitters in the game — Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani and Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge — plus MLB’s 2025 home run champ Cal Raleigh, the Mariners catcher. There are three finalists at each position who

Few feats can wow a baseball crowd like a great defensive play, whether it’s a home run stolen at the wall or a snappy 6-4-3 double play that gets a   pitcher out of a jam — and 2025 had its fair share of spectacular fielding gems. Finalists for the prestigious Rawlings annual Gold Gove Awards were announced on Wednesday, October 15 with plenty of new and familiar names on the ballot, such as Red Sox rookie catcher Carlos Narvaez and veteran third baseman Jose Ramirez of the Guardians vying for their first piece of hardware commemorating an excellent season

Yandy Diaz of the Tampa Bay Rays has won the American League Player of the Week award after a torrid seven-game stretch in which he hit nearly .600. The 34-year-old first baseman was 13-for-22 — good for a .591 clip —with a homer, two doubles, nine walks, five runs scored and four RBI from September 15 to 21. Diaz had an astounding on-base percentage of .710 during that span due to five multi-hit games and working at least one walk per game, reaching base 22 times in 31 plate appearances. The Saugua La Grande, Cuba native, who has played for