{"id":16715,"date":"2025-10-24T10:50:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=16715"},"modified":"2025-10-24T10:50:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T17:50:44","slug":"bregman-named-finalist-for-silver-slugger-at-third-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2025\/10\/24\/bregman-named-finalist-for-silver-slugger-at-third-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Bregman Named Finalist for Silver Slugger at Third Base"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Red Sox<\/a> third baseman Alex Bregman<\/a> has been named a finalist for a Silver Slugger Award at third base. The finalists were revealed on Thursday, October 23.<\/p>\n

Bregman’s 2025<\/h3>\n

Bregman had an up-and-down season in his first year playing in Fenway Park. In the month of April, Bregman couldn\u2019t be stopped, putting up a 1.089 OPS while hitting seven home runs.<\/p>\n

During another successful campaign in May, a late injury changed everything, not just for him, but for the Red Sox. On May 23, in a matchup against the Baltimore Orioles<\/a>, Bregman exited in the seventh inning due to a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n

Bregman would end up missing over a month due to a right quad strain. Although his numbers in July were similar to his May numbers before the injury, that wouldn\u2019t remain the case. Bregman\u2019s OPS went down every month afterward, hitting a season-low .640 OPS in the month of September.<\/p>\n

Overall, Bregman wound up with 18 home runs, 28 doubles and 62 RBI in 114 games. His .821 OPS is his highest since 2019, when he finished runner-up to Mike Trout<\/a> for AL MVP. Bregman’s MVP chances this year are slim to none, considering the 2025 season statistics posted by Aaron Judge<\/a>\u00a0and Cal Raleigh<\/a>. Judge led the majors in WAR (9.7), batting average (.331), on-base percentage (.457), slugging (.688), on-base plus slugging (1.144), OPS+ (215), rOBA (.461), Rbat+ (212), and intentional walks (36). Raleigh led the majors in home runs (60), which set the record for most home runs by a catcher and by a switch-hitter.<\/p>\n

Free Agency<\/h3>\n

Bregman may be looking for a new ballclub this offseason, as he opted out of his three-year, $120 million contract after year one. His impact on the team this season hasn\u2019t gone unnoticed in the lineup and in the clubhouse. Even Red Sox general manager Craig Breslow<\/a> has mentioned it himself.<\/p>\n

Bregman has some stiff competition for the Silver Slugger Award. He will be going against Junior Caminero<\/a> of the Tampa Bay Rays<\/a>, and Jose Ramirez<\/a> of the Cleveland Guardians<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The American League Silver Slugger Award winners will be announced on November 7\u00a0at 6:00 p.m. ET. You can find the livestream on The Baseball Insiders<\/a> YouTube page or on the MLB Network.<\/p>\n

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