Yandy Díaz has been named the recipient of the AL Silver Slugger Award at first base.
Díaz is the first Rays hitter to win a Silver Slugger Award since OF Carl Crawford in 2010, and the fourth player in franchise history to earn the honor, along with 3B Evan Longoria (2009) and 1B Carlos Peña (2007).
The Silver Slugger Award is the top offensive honor in Major League Baseball, with the season’s best players at each position selected in a vote by MLB managers and coaches in their respective leagues.
In 2023, Diaz became the first player in Rays history to win an AL batting title, with a club-record .