PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks were one of the best offensive teams in baseball this past season and one of the team's best hitters is now a finalist for a Silver Slugger Award.
Second baseman Ketel Marte was named a finalist for the award on Monday along with Washington Nationals second baseman Luis García Jr. and Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India.
Despite dealing with an ankle injury during the second half of the season, Marte had the best offensive season of his 10-year career, hitting .292 with a career-high 36 home runs and 95 runs batted in, which was also a career-high.
Marte's on-base-plus-slugging, or OPS, percentage of .932 was the highest in Major League Baseball among second basemen. The next closest was Houston's Jose Altuve, who had an OPS of .789. His 36 home runs were the most for an MLB second baseman, 13 more than Texas' Marcus Semien, who finished second in that category. Marte's 95 RBI also led MLB second basemen and was 21 more than Semien in second.
Marte's batting average was the second-highest among MLB second basemen, his 93 runs scored was third and his 147 hits were tied for fifth.
The Diamondbacks were also named as a finalist for the NL Offensive Team of the Year Award, along with their NL West rival and the reigning World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The D-backs led MLB with 886 runs scored, an average of 5.47 runs per game. That was 44 runs ahead of the Dodgers. The D-backs also led MLB with 845 RBI, 30 ahead of the Dodgers.
The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were the finalists for the AL Offensive Team of the Year.
The Silver Slugger Award winners will be announced on Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. Arizona time on MLB Network.
Full list of Silver Slugger Award Finalists
American League
- First Base
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Toronto Blue Jays
- Josh Naylor, Cleveland Guardians
- Carlos Santana, Minnesota Twins
- Second Base
- Jose Altuve, Houston Astros
- Colt Keith, Detroit Tigers
- Marcus Semien, Texas Rangers
- Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees
- Third Base
- Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
- Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox
- José Ramírez, Cleveland Guardians
- Shortstop
- Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore Orioles
- Corey Seager, Texas Rangers
- Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals
- Outfield
- Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox
- Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers
- Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
- Anthony Santander, Baltimore Orioles
- Juan Soto, New York Yankees
- Catcher
- Yainer Diaz, Houston Astros
- Shea Langeliers, Oakland A's
- Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals
- Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners
- Designated Hitter
- Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros
- Brent Rooker, Oakland A's
- Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees
- Utility
- Willi Castro, Minnesota Twins
- Josh Smith, Texas Rangers
- Jordan Westburg, Baltimore Orioles
National League
- First Base
- Pete Alonso, New York Mets
- Freddie Freeman, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Bryce Harper, Philadelphia Phillies
- Second Base
- Luis García Jr., Washington Nationals
- Ketel Marte, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Jonathan India, Cincinnati Reds
- Third Base
- Alec Bohm, Philadelphia Phillies
- Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants
- Manny Machado, San Diego Padres
- Shortstop
- Willy Adames, Milwaukee Brewers
- Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
- Francisco Lindor, New York Mets
- Outfield
- Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
- Teoscar Hernández, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres
- Jurickson Profar, San Diego Padres
- Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs
- Catcher
- William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers
- J.T. Realmuto, Philadelphia Phillies
- Will Smith, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Designated Hitter
- Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves
- Utility
- Luis Arraez, San Diego Padres
- Mookie Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jake Burger, Miami Marlins
- Bryan Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates
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