On Wednesday All-Star catcher Brian McCann became only the third Atlanta Braves to win four or more Silver Slugger awards, joining Tom Glavine and Dale Murphy as the only members of the esteemed fraternity. McCann hit .270 with 24 home runs and 71 RBIs on the season as the Braves missed the playoffs by one game.
The Silver Slugger Award is awarded annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the American League and the National League, as determined by the coaches and managers of Major League Baseball. Here is the full list of players who won the award this year.
| American League | |||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Silver Sluggers |
| 1B | Adrian Gonzalez | BOS | 1 |
| 2B | Robinson Cano | NYY | 3 |
| SS | Asdrubral Cabrera | CLE | 1 |
| 3B | Adrian Beltre | TEX | 3 |
| OF | Curtis Granderson | NYY | 1 |
| OF | Jose Bautista | TOR | 2 |
| OF | Jacoby Ellsbury | BOS | 1 |
| C | Alex Avila | DET | 1 |
| DH | David Ortiz | BOS | 5 |
| National League | |||
| Pos. | Player | Team | Silver Sluggers |
| 1B | Prince Fielder | MIL | 2 |
| 2B | Brandon Phillips | CIN | 1 |
| SS | Troy Tulowitzki | COL | 2 |
| 3B | Aramis Ramirez | CHC | 1 |
| OF | Ryan Braun | MIL | 4 |
| OF | Matt Kemp | LAD | 2 |
| OF | Justin Upton | ARI | 1 |
| C | Brian McCann | ATL | 5 |
| P | Daniel Hudson | ARI | 1 |
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