San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado won his third Silver Slugger Award Thursday, making him the only Padres player to do so for the 2025 season. Jake Cronenworth was also nominated for the award
as the National League Utility Player, but that went to Alec Burleson of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Machado had a season of ups and downs. He started the year hot and carried the team in the early months. He then cooled off and slumped at points in the middle of the season and eventually settled somewhere in the middle by year’s end. He finished the season with a .275 average with 169 hits, 27 home runs and 95 RBI.
The San Diego captain has won all three of his Silver Slugger Awards as a member of the Padres. He earned the first award in 2020 and the second in 2024.
