For the second year in a row, Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista has won a Silver Slugger Award.
Major League Baseball’s leading home run hitter in each of the past two years got the honour for the first time in his career last year and followed it up with another season worthy of the award in 2011.
Bautista hit .302 this season with 103 RBIs and a .608 slugging percentage to go with his league-topping 43 home runs.
The Silver Slugger Award is handed out annually to the best offensive players at each position in the American League and National League, as determined by the coaches and managers.
The following are the recipients of this year’s award:
American League
1B – Adrian Gonzalez, Boston Red Sox
2B – Robinson Cano, New York Yankees
3B – Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers
SS – Asdrubal Cabrera, Cleveland Indians
OF – Curtis Granderson, New York Yankees
OF – Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jays
OF – Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox
C – Alex Avila, Detroit Tigers
DH – David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
National League
1B – Prince Fielder, Milwaukee Brewers
2B – Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Reds
3B – Aramis Ramirez, Chicago Cubs
SS – Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Rockies
OF – Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
OF – Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers
OF – Justin Upton, Arizona Diamondbacks
C – Brian McCann, Atlanta Braves
P – Daniel Hudson, Arizona Diamondbacks
