The MLB Network announced this year’s Silver Slugger Awards on Thursday afternoon and the Padres are adding a few more pieces of hardware to their 2020 trophy case.
The first Padre announced was Fernando Tatis Jr. who became the youngest player to win a Silver Slugger Award. Tatis slashed .277/.366/.571 this season with an OPS of .937. He led San Diego with 17 home runs to go along with 45 RBIs.Tim Anderson of the White Sox was the winner on the AL side.
The other member of the Padres to win a Silver Slugger award was Manny Machado, who also just won a Gold Glove earlier this week.