{"id":64112,"date":"2023-11-09T20:40:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T01:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=64112&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=64112"},"modified":"2023-11-09T20:40:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T01:40:50","slug":"nl-silver-slugger-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2023\/11\/09\/nl-silver-slugger-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Francisco Lindor Wins Third Career Silver Slugger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There wasn&#8217;t much to celebrate for the New York Mets in 2023. A season of struggles and inconsistency resulted in some changes, especially at manager. However, some individual accomplishments by Mets players have now resulted in them being rewarded. One of them is the Silver Slugger award, and the player for the Mets is shortstop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindofr01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Francisco Lindor<\/a>. Lindor becomes the second Mets shortstop (Jose Reyes) in their history to win the award. It is the third time he is taking home the Silver Slugger in his career. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alonspe01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pete Alonso<\/a>\u00a0was also a finalist for the award but did not win. That went to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/olsonma02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Olson<\/a>\u00a0of the Atlanta Braves.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Francisco Lindor Wins Third Career Silver Slugger<\/h2>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Our shortstop, our Silver Slugger. \ud83d\udc51<br \/><br \/>Congratulations, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindor12BC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Lindor12BC<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0mzVrxVzFd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/0mzVrxVzFd<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1722758425023578583?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Silver Slugger season for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindor12BC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Lindor12BC<\/a> \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k0QSGkFok5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/k0QSGkFok5<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/1722761811156439182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>In Lindor&#8217;s third season with the Mets after a big trade to bring him to Queens, Lindor put up a banner year. Lindor&#8217;s second consecutive very good year after some early struggles in his first season. Not only was Lindor productive, but he also had a historic season. Lindor put on a 30\/30\/30 season with 31 home runs, 31 stolen bases, and 33 doubles. He became the fourth Met to record a 30\/30 season, joining Daryl Strawberry, Howard Johnson, and Carlos Beltran. Lindor is also one of five shortstops to have a 30\/30\/30 season as he joins Barry Larkin, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmy Rollins, and Hanley Ramirez. Lindor continues shining bright for the Mets with his bat, defense, and leadership. This accolade further shows that he is still one of the best shortstops in baseball despite the criticism he has gotten since coming to New York.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Following a 2023 campaign where he slugged 31 home runs and stole 31 bags, Francisco Lindor won his third career Silver Slugger!<br \/><br \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Mets<\/a> shortstop joined the show to share what the honor means to him.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindor12BC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Lindor12BC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sluggernation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sluggernation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t7D8em74zU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/t7D8em74zU<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1722760263613456393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<h3>Other Notable NL Silver Slugger Winners<\/h3>\r\n<p>As mentioned before, Matt Olson took home the Silver Slugger on the first base side after leading the National League with 54 home runs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/arraelu01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Arraez<\/a>\u00a0(2B), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rileyau01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Austin Riley<\/a>\u00a0(3B), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/contrwi02.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William Contreras<\/a>\u00a0(C) rounded out the infield winners. In the outfield, the winners were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/acunaro01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bettsmo01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mookie Betts<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sotoju01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Soto<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harpebr03.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryce Harper<\/a>\u00a0won it as a designated hitter, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bellico01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Bellinger<\/a>\u00a0got the not on the utility player side. The team Silver Slugger was no surprise as the Atlanta Braves won it after a historic year. The offense displayed so much power during the regular season and set numerous records. They tied the 2019 Minnesota Twins for the most home runs by a team in a single season with 307. There was no better power-hitting offense in MLB during the regular season than the Braves.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Following a 2023 campaign where he slugged 31 home runs and stole 31 bags, Francisco Lindor won his third career Silver Slugger!<br \/><br \/>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Mets<\/a> shortstop joined the show to share what the honor means to him.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lindor12BC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Lindor12BC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sluggernation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@sluggernation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t7D8em74zU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/t7D8em74zU<\/a><\/p>\r\n\u2014 MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1722760263613456393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Main Photo Credits: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There wasn&#8217;t much to celebrate for the New York Mets in 2023. A season of struggles and inconsistency resulted in some changes, especially at manager. However, some individual accomplishments by Mets players have now resulted in them being rewarded. One of them is the Silver Slugger award, and the player for the Mets is shortstop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4682,"featured_media":64119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[22,1071],"tags":[315,899,380,2133,3384,5990,250,2402,1982,5896],"class_list":["post-64112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mets","category-mlb","tag-bryce-harper","tag-cody-bellinger","tag-francisco-lindor","tag-juan-soto","tag-luis-arraez","tag-matt-olson","tag-mookie-betts","tag-pete-alonso","tag-ronald-acuna-jr","tag-william-contreras"],"modified_by":"Evan Mazza, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4682"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64112"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64112\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}