2024 was a complete year for the Los Angeles Dodgers, since in addition to winning their second World Series ring in the last five seasons, they just won the National League Silver Slugger.
MLB announced that the Californians’ offense took the top collective honors in the old circuit, surpassing the Arizona Rattlesnakes, another of their rivals in the Western Division of the aforementioned conference, in the final votes.
The Los Angeles @Dodgers win the 2024 @sluggernation National League Offensive Team of the Year Award. pic.twitter.com/zzYWa6qhpz
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 12, 2024
In addition to leading all the majors in slugging (.446) and OPS (.781), the Dodgers were at the top of the NL in home runs (233), doubles (291) and walks (602), being second in the areas of scored (842), produced (815) and OBP (.335), as well as a third place in offensive average (.258).
Of course, Los Angeles could have lost the Silver Slugger to Arizona, given that the deserters finished leaders in the old circuit in the lines of runs scored (886), RBIs (845), on-base percentage (.337) and triples (. 37), while they trailed the Blues in slugging (.440) and OPS (.777), and the San Diego Padres (1,456) in hits (1,542).
On the other hand, the virtual winner of the National League MVP, Shohei Ohtani, was vital for the Dodgers to win the collective Silver Slugger of the last regular season, as was the utility man Mookie Betts, the Dominican outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the first baseman Freddie Freeman.
