Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor, and Juan Soto have been named as finalists for the 2025 National League Silver Slugger Award, MLB announced Wednesday morning.
Despite being a five-time All Star, a Rookie
of the Year winner, and leading all first basemen in homers since his debut in 2019, Alonso has yet to secure a Silver Slugger Award. This season, he finally appears to be the frontrunner. The Polar Bear put up 38 homers, 126 runs batted in, and an .871 OPS., leading first basemen across both leagues in all three categories. The usual names make up Alonso’s fellow finalists: Freddie Freeman and Matt Olson. While both outpace Alonso by overall WAR on account of their defense, that factor won’t be relevant for the offense-focused Silver Slugger, meaning Alonso should expect to add another accolade to his already historic 2025 campaign.
Lindor is no stranger to Silver Slugger Awards, having won two during his time in Cleveland and two more in 2023 and 2024 with the Mets. In 2025, Lindor recorded his second 30/30 season in three years while maintaining an elite .811 OPS. Other NL finalists include batting champion Trea Turner and breakout star Geraldo Perdomo, who turned 26 on the day of the announcement and should be the frontrunner on account of his .851 OPS. If Lindor were to pull off a surprise third consecutive win, he would become just the second player to win three Silver Sluggers in a Mets uniform, joining Mike Piazza (who won four straight from 1999 to 2002).
Soto had one of the most well-rounded offensive years in baseball history, becoming the first player to record 43 HR, 38 SB, and 127 BB in a single season. His .921 OPS trailed only Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Schwarber — a pair of DHs — in the National League, leaving the outfield class wide open for Soto to earn more hardware. It would be Soto’s fifth career Silver Slugger Award, earned with a fourth different team. Since its inception in 1980, only three Mets outfielders have ever won the award: Darryl Strawberry (1988, 1990), Carlos Beltrán (2006, 2007), and Yoenis Céspedes (2016).
The winners will be announced on The Baseball Insiders stream on YouTube on Thursday, November 6 at 6 PM ET.
